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Why do chronic wounds refuse to heal? Bacteria release lactic acid that effectively "switches off" the immune system — new research explains how simple infections turn into a persistent nightmare 🦠

⚠️ Malaysia's 55,000 dialysis patients face a growing risk — dialysers and haemodialysis components are in short supply due to the West Asia conflict disrupting petrochemical supply chains

Malaysia is facing an emerging shortage of dialysers (artificial kidney) and canister/bottle packaging for haemodialysis (HD) concentrate solution. A dialyser is necessary for HD. Nephrologists say kidney failure patients can't s…

At 98, Tun Dr Mahathir reveals he fractured his hip and suffered a head injury after suddenly losing control of his legs — spent months at IJN, still struggling to walk 🏥

SHAH ALAM, April 14 — Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has recounted the moment he fell during a walking exercise earlier this year, an incident that left him with...

8-year-old Vimala needs RM55,000 for a lifesaving heart procedure at IJN — her family can't afford it. Help is urgently needed ❤️

Born with a rare genetic condition, Vimala Shasidran has a heart defect that requires surgery costing RM55,000.

Your home could be making you ill. Asbestos, mould, ageing pipes — older buildings in Malaysia are a hidden health hazard 🏚️

From mould and asbestos to poor ventilation, older buildings may be harming your health, experts caution.

Beyond chemo: Malaysia now offers stem cell transplants and CAR-T therapy for blood cancers — success rates up to 70% for relapsed patients 💉

A haematologist at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, says stem cell transplant can be curative in many instances, while CAR-T cell therapy is lifesaving in Refractory B cell lymphoma, B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and mul…

Beyond chemo: Malaysia now offers stem cell transplants and CAR-T therapy for blood cancers — success rates up to 70% for relapsed patients 💉

A haematologist at Sunway Medical Centre, Sunway City, says stem cell transplant can be curative in many instances, while CAR-T cell therapy is lifesaving in Refractory B cell lymphoma, B cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and mul…

A 13-year-old girl nearly died from a thyroid storm — a risk when childhood hyperthyroidism goes undiagnosed. Know the warning signs 🩺

New Covid variant alert 🦠 "Cicada" (BA.3.2) has hit 23 countries — vaccines less effective, and young people are 5x more likely to catch it

This new viral variant appears to target children, but causes milder disease than other variants.

From 10 months down to 2 months — Malaysia slashes the wait for medical graduate placements in a long-overdue fix for new doctors entering the public system 🏥

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has reduced the waiting period for medical graduate placements to two months from an average of 10 months.

G. Saravanan won gold for Malaysia in 1998. Now 56 and living with Motor Neuron Disease, he relies on a ventilator and feeding tube — and finally, the govt steps in 🏅

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From 10 months down to 2 months — Malaysia slashes the wait for medical graduate placements in a long-overdue fix for new doctors entering the public system 🏥

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (MOH) has reduced the waiting period for medical graduate placements to two months from an average of 10 months.

G. Saravanan won gold for Malaysia in 1998. Now 56 and living with Motor Neuron Disease, he relies on a ventilator and feeding tube — and finally, the govt steps in 🏅

70% of Malaysia's medicines are imported. Pharmacists say advance shortage reporting alone isn't enough — we need buffer stocks and local production now 💊

KUALA LUMPUR, April 13 — The move to require pharmaceutical companies to report potential medicine supply shortages at least six months in advance, starting July 1, has been...

Malaysia has a growing cancer burden but too few haematologists to cope. Demand is rising fast. Workforce planning is not. This gap will cost lives if ignored ⚠️

CKD is costing Malaysia RM3.3B a year, mostly on dialysis. Driven by diabetes and hypertension. Prevention is failing. We pay late instead of early. Fix primary care or costs will keep rising ⚠️

Healthcare spending on end-stage chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Malaysia has risen sharply, reaching RM3.3 billion a year compared with RM572 million in 2010.

1 in 3 Malaysians now faces mental health challenges — Deputy Minister warns parents: the digital world poses real risks to children's wellbeing 🧠

SIBU (April 11): Parents should play a more proactive role in supporting their children’s development, particularly in navigating the increasingly complex digital landscape, said Deputy Minister of Public Health, Housing and Loca…

East Malaysia doctors are getting slammed — BIW allowance cut to RM360/month + soaring airfares = barely RM60 extra for serving far from home 😔

The BIW allowance reduction to RM360, coupled with an automatic BISH allowance cut, leaves us with just extra RM60 compared to our friends working in Semenanjung. I can't visit my baby back home because of expensive flight ticket…

From July, pharma firms must flag drug shortages 6 months in advance — Malaysia moves from reactive to proactive medicine supply management 💊

Health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says this is part of a broader shift towards proactive risk management.

Sabah has 2,884 doctors. It needs 9,000. A shortage this severe doesn't fix itself — incentives for rural posting are urgently needed 🏥

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's healthcare system is facing growing understaffing amid rising demand for service, said Datuk Julita Majungki.

Sarawak's frontline AMOs urged to go digital and upskill — Deputy Health Minister Hanifah champions modernisation as key to closing healthcare gaps 🌿

BINTULU (April 10): Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in Sarawak have been urged to embrace modernisation, strengthen professional competencies and uphold compassion in delivering quality healthcare services in line with evolving…

Sarawak's frontline AMOs urged to go digital and upskill — Deputy Health Minister Hanifah champions modernisation as key to closing healthcare gaps 🌿

BINTULU (April 10): Assistant Medical Officers (AMOs) in Sarawak have been urged to embrace modernisation, strengthen professional competencies and uphold compassion in delivering quality healthcare services in line with evolving…

Hospital Sibu gets a RM9M advanced cardiac MRI — helium-efficient, first of its kind in East Malaysia 🧲

SIBU: The commissioning of a new advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at Hospital Sibu is seen as a significant step towards improved cardiac care in Sarawak.