Malaysian Medical Resources
14,328 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
PUTRAJAYA: The government has launched a series of videos to teach young children on sexual awareness, particularly involving safe and bad touches, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
In the final part of our series on palliative care, patients share how Hospis Malaysia has helped them manage their pain and symptoms, which has improved their quality of life.
IPOH, June 22 — Beginning January 1 next year, the government will not hesitate to fine individuals found smoking at public eateries. Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye stressed that since the educational enforcement period…
PASIR GUDANG, June 22 — Three schools and two pre-schools have been ordered to be closed for two days, starting tomorrow here as a safety measure following possible air pollution in the Taman Mawar area here. The affected schools…
KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama): As of Saturday (June 22), only four Orang Asli patients are still warded at the Hulu Terengganu Hospital in Kuala Berang, says Kelantan Health Director Dr Mohd Jusoh.
The rising costs of healthcare are influenced by many factors, most of them not within the control of your neighbourhood general practitioner (GP).
MALAYSIA’s public healthcare needs are bursting at the seams and available tax funds are not enough to meet the growing demands as cost of care keeps increasing. Adding to the challenge is the country’s current high debt level an…
He says it is similar to the Sungai Kim Kim incident.
BATU KAWAN, June 22 — The Penang Health Department has inspected 55 premises suspected of selling methanol-tainted alcoholic drinks during operations carried out around the state from May until today. State Health, Agriculture, A…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 22 ― Three more new cases of respiratory illness were reported among the Batek tribe in Kampung Kuala Koh, Gua Musang, Kelantan. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said two of the victims, an 11-year-ol…
IPOH (Bernama): Beginning Jan 1 next year, the government will not hesitate to fine individuals found smoking in public eateries.
Groups call for long-term solutions including cooperation between government and NGOs, appointing Orang Asli health workers and restoring indigenous land rights.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) today denied claims it took too long to help the Orang Asli from the Bateq tribe in Kuala Koh, Gua Musang who were infected with measles. In a press conference at the MoH headq…
PUTRAJAYA: Fear of cancer is enough to push more than 90% of Malaysians to visit their doctors within two weeks of seeing tell-tale signs of the disea...
JOHOR BARU: About 15 students from Sekolah Agama Taman Mawar in Pasir Gudang here suffered breathing difficulties and vomiting believed to be caused by air pollution Thursday (June 20).
GEORGE TOWN, June 19 — The Malaysian Anti-Cheap Liquor Movement today called for a full ban on all liquor priced below RM50 following reports of deaths linked to the consumption of tainted alcoholic drinks. The group also wants t…
Dzulkefly Ahmad says isolation and abandonment even by family and friends are not uncommon.
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry will soon meet with Facebook over reports that its subsidiary WhatsApp has blocked the ministry’s smoking ban hotline on its app.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 — The introduction of tax rebate for the import and manufacturing of good quality and smart personal protective equipment (PPE) can encourage more employers to protect their workers, said National Institute…
Privatisation has not led to any appreciable savings but has worsened problems like the brain drain from government hospitals, says Jeyakumar Devaraj. Health, which is a state of complete physical, mental and social wellbeing, an…
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 ― A WhatsApp number meant to enable people to report smokers who flout the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) ban against smoking in restaurants and other public areas appears to have stopped working. The number 010…
A think tank suggests that Putrajaya leave the sector in stages to avoid disrupting the system.