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Vape, shisha to be included in cigarette ban

Under the no smoking rule for all food premises that will be enforced next year, says health minister.

ReGen Rehabilitation targets at least one hospital in each major state in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA: ReGen Rehabilitation International Sdn Bhd, which recently launched its ReGen Rehabilitation Hospital in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, aims ...

Beauty not defined by skin colour

IJN conducts Malaysia’s first radiation-free pacemaker implant on expectant mum | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 — The National Heart Institute (IJN) today announced that it had carried out a procedure to implant a pacemaker in a pregnant woman without the use of radiation — a first in Malaysia. Its senior consultant ca…

WHO praises smoke-free efforts by Penang, Melaka

Penang exco Dr Afif Bahardin says the recognition by the world body will continue to push Penang towards becoming the first state to be smoke-free in Malaysia in the next five years.

Think twice, don't neglect your health | Daily Express Newspaper Online

Kuala Lumpur: Growing up in Taman Siakap, Seberang Jaya, Penang, I had a neighbour – a couple – who enjoyed consuming gassy, carbonated drinks.

RM14.7m payout a day for road accidents

KUALA LUMPUR: The insurance industry pays out an estimated RM14.7 million daily as insurance claims for road crashes, said General Insurance Associati...

Malaysia's soup kitchen turns 10

A quest by a single committed individual to ensure no one went hungry as he did in his youth, gave birth to a food distribution network which is today a well-known name across Malaysia due to the sheer scale and impact of its out…

Unhappy with mere termination of service - Letters | The Star Online http://po.st/0wgtDk via @staronline

A letter from UPSET NETIZEN, Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia first stop in HealthifyMe regional expansion

Doctor trades stethoscope for spade in healing effort - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/cY2qah via @staronline

JOHOR BARU: He traded his stethoscope for a spade and encourages his “patients” to visit a vegetable farm.

Report: Death by ‘superbugs’ sees tenfold increase in last four years | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Cases of deaths caused by a superbug that usually plagues patients receiving long-term treatment which requires invasive devices have spiked ten-fold over the last four years, The Star reported. Quoting Hea…

Rights to health in your hands - naturalLy | The Star Online http://po.st/Oj9TiP via @staronline

The authorities can do more to ensure that people have solid information on medical practices and issues. A healthy society is the foundation of a prosperous nation.

The "red" doctor

Family support vital for effective diabetes management, says Diabetes Malaysia president | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 ― When British medical journal The Lancet in 2014 crowned Malaysia the most obese country in Asia, many Malaysians expressed their agreement over social media. That study also said this affected almost half t…

Sacking of ‘predator’ hailed - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/toRKDv via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: News that the orthopaedics department head accused of sexually harassing female housemen has been dismissed from service was greeted with relief from his victims.

A.I. can help improve patient outcomes

Spotting and preventing medical problems early on is far cheaper and more efficient than catching them late. Artificial intelligence in healthcare is helping to fill in the gaps by diligently mining as much data as possible and m…

Malaysian AIDS Council president on tackling HIV head on | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR. Nov 17 ― It has almost been three years since Bakhtiar Talhah took the helm of the Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC). Since then, the MAC president said things were moving in the right direction despite the constant batt…

Vape, shisha not included in smoking ban, says Dzulkefly - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/2MSLO8 via @staronline

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The ban on smoking at all restaurants, food outlets and hawker stalls which will take effect from Jan 1 next year does not include puffing on vaporised liquid nicotine (vape) and shisha, according to Health M…

Hope for overseas docs to return - Letters | The Star Online http://po.st/VmxM4D via @staronline

A letter from DISILLUSIONED MALAYSIAN DOCTOR, Melaka.

Indian health-fitness app start-up forays into Malaysia

As part of its overseas geographic expansion into southeast Asia, Indian health and fitness app, HealthifyMe, has forayed into Malaysia to offer its services including diet and fitness plans, said a top official on Friday.

Doc in sexual harassment case sacked

Sime Darby looking to acquire hospitals to boost healthcare business - Business News | The Star Online http://po.st/oFwhJv via @staronline

Government working to standardise medicine prices, says Dzulkefly

The health minister says prices will be controlled through existing laws such as the Price Control Act and the Anti-Profiteering Act 2011.