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Illegal beauty treatments are still booming in Malaysia. The latest reminder: several “aesthetic” procedures remain banned because they can cause real harm. One bad session can lead to infection, blindness or organ damage. 💥

Breast fillers, buttock fillers and IV vitamin C infusions are listed as illegal by the Ministry of Health under the Medical Practice Division.

Doctors at Ranau Hospital were pushed into 48–72 hour on-calls with barely any rest. Now Sabah is rushing in more MOs after the public outcry. Safe hours should never be optional ⚠️

Colorectal cancer is now the top cancer in Malaysian men and it is rising fastest in younger adults. Screening needs to start earlier and awareness needs to catch up fast. 📈

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 21 — A trace of blood in the stool, a mild stomach ache, and a persistent urge to pass motion. Most Malaysians would dismiss these as haemorrhoids or a simple...

Malaysia wants private GPs to help screen child malnutrition. Smart move. Kids get earlier detection, parents get easier access, and public clinics get breathing room. The only question now is whether MOH will fund it properly. 🍃

KUALA LUMPUR: The proposal to involve private general practitioners (GPs) in tackling child malnutrition and stunting is a promising step and can be highly effective if implemented well, the Malaysian Medical Association said.

Malaysia has world-class transplant experts but almost no national transplant system. Patients die waiting while donor opportunities are lost because there is no Act, no coordinators, no referral pathways, no governance. This is a policy failure, not a medical one. Time to fix it.

AMR is no longer a future threat. One in six infections is already resistant, and routine procedures like C-sections and cancer chemo are becoming riskier. Longer hospital stays, higher costs, more treatment failures. Malaysia cannot keep treating this as background noise.

Every year the World Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Awareness Week is observed from Nov 18 to 24. The 2025 theme, “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future”, reflects growing international concern. According to data publis…

Finfluencers now face RM10 million fines. The bigger problem is still untouched. Unlicensed medical advice online is everywhere, selling fear, supplements, and fake “cures” with zero accountability. The risk to public safety is far higher. Time to regulate this too.

After the Securities Commission tightened laws for finfluencers, others are asking if similar laws will oversee influencers giving unlicensed health advice.

MMC’s ban on digital MCs sends a clear message. Teleconsult or not, the duty of care stays with the doctor. No outsourcing clinical judgment. No hiding behind platforms or insurers. This reshapes the whole telehealth play in Malaysia.

Malaysia’s health system runs on the public sector. New data says 62 percent of our doctors serve in government hospitals. The workload gap keeps growing while outcomes depend on these teams holding the line 💡

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 53,185 medical officers were serving under the Health Ministry as of June 30, comprising 39,310 permanent staff and 13,875 contract officers.

Medical indemnity costs keep rising because clinical negligence payouts are exploding. Doctors are carrying the risk while the system stalls on reform. Patients lose in the end. 🩺

MMC just banned doctors from issuing MCs after teleconsults only. This pushes Malaysia backwards while others move to regulated digital MCs. Patients lose, innovation stalls, and clinics get tangled in red tape. Time to fix the policy, not fear the tech ⚡️

Malaysia sits on a huge healthcare opportunity: biosimilars can expand access to life-saving biologics, cut costs, and strengthen our health system at a time when demand and budgets are both rising. If adoption accelerates, we can treat more patients without increasing spending.

IMAGINE a patient battling cancer or rheumatoid arthritis – conditions where biologic therapies can be life-changing but often remain out of reach due to cost.

Malaysia’s medtech sector is quietly becoming a global heavyweight. Exports up, top device makers investing, and healthcare travel booming. If we play it right, this could be one of our biggest high-value growth engines for the next decade. 🚀

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s healthcare industry is well-positioned to tap into the growing global medical devices market over the next eight years.

Malaysia is about to roll out a basic health insurance scheme to tackle soaring medical costs, but rising medical inflation and a worsening brain drain show the crisis is far from over. Real reforms must follow.

The Grievance Mechanism Committee on medical insurance claims has been reactivated with support from @MoHMalaysia & @BNMofficial. Transparent claims protocols to reduce disputes & delays. Better collaboration between doctors, hospitals & insurers.

Renewed commitment to strengthen collaboration, transparency and fairness in medical claims management

Mpox cluster detected with 4 confirmed cases. Stay alert, get symptoms checked early, and avoid close contact if unwell. Public health teams are already on the ground. 🛡️

The health ministry says the situation is under control and that the index case, a foreign national, had recently travelled to West Africa.

PSSS mobile vans bring counselling to communities as 1 M Malaysians face depression and mental health issues rise among kids 🚐

National Welfare Foundation says many keep their emotional stress to themselves as they are ashamed or afraid of seeking counselling.

Young doctors are leaving because GP fees in Malaysia have been frozen for 30 years. Costs climb, pay stays the same, and the brain drain grows. If we want a future healthcare workforce, fair compensation is not optional — it is urgent.

KUCHING: Stagnant consultation fees for general practitioners over the past 30 years have forced young doctors to seek better opportunities abroad, Deputy Premier Datuk Amar Dr Sim Kui Hian said today.

New NG999 emergency hotline goes live today in Malaysia. Faster response, AI features, geolocation and the SaveME999 app to boost emergency care. A big upgrade from MERS999. 🚨

KUALA LUMPUR: The country's new emergency call system, the Next Generation Emergency Services (NG999), begins operations on Sunday (Nov 16), replacing the Malaysian Emergency Responses 999 (MERS999) system.

Sarawak to phase in a vape ban as youth usage surges – 1 075 students found vaping & an estimated 39 608 adolescent users. Gradual ban aims to curb addiction 🚭

SIBU (Nov 15): Sarawak will implement a gradual ban on vape products as part of urgent measures to curb the alarming rise in vaping, especially among adolescents, said Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Develop…

Befrienders Malaysia warns that sensational suicide headlines trigger copycat acts. Calls for responsible reporting and a national suicide registry 🧠

KUCHING (Nov 16): There has been a concerning rise in imitative or copycat suicidal behaviours following a surge of suicide-related headlines in Malaysia, with similar incidents reported in Sarawak and Sabah. This was highlighted…

Malaysia aiming for nationwide EMR in all public hospitals by 2029 is a massive win for patients and clinicians. Faster care, fewer errors, real data insight. Let’s hope execution matches ambition 📈

Health Ministry plans to equip all 150 public hospitals and 3,000 primary health facilities with the Electronic Medical Records (EMR) system by 2029

TPAs pushing a generic only medicine rule might save costs, but it risks limiting doctors and shortchanging patients who need options 😬

MiCare says banks retain full discretion on the scope and limits of medical treatment.

MOH sets aside RM8 million to keep Malaysia’s HIV programmes running strong as global funding winds down. Big move for continuity in prevention, treatment and community support 🌟