Malaysian Medical Resources
14,325 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — The continuous haze situation in the country has resulted in a jump in the number of respiratory problems in affected areas. Monitoring by the Health Ministry at 31 sentinel clinics found soaring cases of…
Malaysia's maternal mortality ratio (MMR) was 29 in 2017, higher than Singapore's 8.
SEREMBAN, Sept 20 ― A total of six food premises in the area have been ordered to close for 14 days by the state Health Department for various offences including operating in unhygienic conditions. The temporary closure order was…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Malaysia suffered RM1.57 billion in healthcare and loss of income opportunities in 2013 due to smoke from forest fires in Indonesia, according to a research paper published by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysi…
PETALING JAYA: A total of 2,646 schools will be closed on Friday (Sept 20) due to the haze situation, affecting over 1.7 million students.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is investigating reports of a data leak involving the patient records of nearly 20,000 Malaysians.
Currently, there are only 22 child neurologists, with only nine of them working in government hospitals.
GEORGE TOWN: The little round scar on your left upper arm – your BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination – will not stop you from being infected with tuberculosis (TB) as an adult.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 ― With no end in sight for the recurring haze season, the Malaysian Trades Union Congress (MTUC) have urged employers to take a more proactive role in ensuring that their workers’ health is not adversely aff…
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18— Medical records of millions of patients around the world, including that of almost 20,000 Malaysians are freely available on the internet, and accessible...
KUCHING: The Department of Occupational Safety and Health (Dosh) has taken action against 50 employers for non-compliance of occupational safety and health laws and regulations. Its Sarawak director Dr Nor Halim Hasan said as at…
KUALA LUMPUR: A female civil servant was fined RM1,000 by the magistrate’s court here today for smoking at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital grounds last Dece...
Dr David K.L Quek says the country has over-produced doctors over the last 10 years.
The National Disaster Management Agency says this situation has been declared three times before.
GEORGE TOWN: Thirty-three students and teachers who were known to have had contact with Carmen Yee before she died from tuberculosis (TB) are now found to be hosts of the TB bacteria.
Sale to Pantai Holdings comes just over a year after Khazanah acquired the hospital from Petronas.
PUTRAJAYA, Sept 17 ― The Health Ministry today disclosed that the number of patients seeking treatment for eye infections nationwide have risen between 20 and 30 per cent in the last one month. Allergy and respiratory complaints…
GEORGE TOWN, Sept 17 — The distraught mother of a 19-year-old student who died of tuberculosis (TB) last month has accused the Penang Hospital of incompetence resulting in her death. Vivian Teoh, 47, who was sobbing as she berate…
UPDATED 11.21PM | Schools in Sarawak, Selangor, Port Dickson and Putrajaya are closed due to worsening air quality.
SHAH ALAM, Sept 16 — A total of 145 schools in Sepang, Hulu Langat, Kuala Langat, Klang and Petaling Perdana districts will be closed tomorrow as the haze situation in the state gets more severe. Selangor State Education Departme…
Mrs Lee applied for free hearing aids under Peka B40 in May, but still hasn't received them.
BUTTERWORTH, Sept 15 — The number of dengue cases in the country this year increased drastically by 81.8 per cent compared to last year, with 93,344 cases recorded from January until September 7, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulke…
A proposal by 15 concerned Malaysian citizens to put Indonesia under a legally-binding obligation to solve haze problem.