14,214 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
14,214 archived reports
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All 5 Long Lellang FDS crash victims have been returned to their families, Sarawak police say — remains headed to Peninsular Malaysia, Miri and Kuching for burial as the case closes. 🕊️
As Malaysia turns 63, rural Sarawak still waits for equal healthcare, writes Dr Mohd Zaidi Md Zabri — urging a shift from short-term FDS contracts to Australia's decades-funded flying doctor model. 🇲🇾
FALSE: claims Taiping Hospital has zero housemen. Perak's govt says there are 93 at Malaysia's oldest hospital, calling the claim "completely untrue." ✅
Senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran defends Health Minister Dzulkefly amid resignation calls over the Long Lellang FDS crash, saying the system's problems are decades old. 🏥
If Putrajaya legalises nicotine vape as a "trade commodity" to dodge the Poisons Act, MOH could cede tobacco control to KPDN entirely, CodeBlue reports. 🚬
Malaysia must rethink homes, workplaces & communities — not just hospitals — as its population ages, experts say at the 11th Malaysian Healthy Ageing Conference in Kota Kinabalu. 👵
🫁 AI could help Malaysia detect serious lung diseases earlier Malaysia’s Lung Health Initiative brings together care pathways for tuberculosis, COPD and lung cancer, supported by nationwide AI-assisted screening. The goal: shift from treating disease late to detecting it earlier—and offer the model for other ASEAN countries to explore.
Sarawak's health dept has opened a public fundraiser for the families of the 5 FDS helicopter crash victims, on top of ex-gratia payments & RM100k state donations. 🙏
Health Minister Dzulkefly proposed doubling the Flying Doctor Service allowance from RM30 to RM60 back in Nov 2025 — now under MOF/JPA review, aide says. 💰
MMA wants independent safety checks on every aircraft, boat & ambulance used for health missions, plus mandatory insurance for health workers, after the FDS tragedy. 🚁
🔥 Hospital Jengka fire: 21 patients transferred Twenty-one patients were transferred after a fire affected the paediatric and women’s wards at Hospital Jengka, Pahang. Ten women and three children were sent to Hospital Jerantut, while eight children were transferred to Hospital Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah in Temerloh. No injuries or deaths were reported. The cause is under investigation.
Malaysia is chairing the Asean Health Ministers' Meeting for the first time in 22 years, launching the Asean Strategic Health Agenda 2026–2030 in KL. 🌏