Malaysian Medical Resources
14,333 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
A 'graded sugar tax model' has been suggested by an expert analyst as an alternative to just soda or sugar taxes in Malaysia's battle against sugar over-consumption.
PETALING JAYA: Salmonella bacteria was found in the noodle sample taken from a laksa kebok stall in Baling, Kedah, that resulted in a food poisoning outbreak that killed two people, according to the Health Ministry.
The proposal to implement a social health insurance scheme in the country has drawn mixed views from industry experts and financial planners. Some believe an insurance-based system will worsen medical inflation, while others says…
COMMENT | Potential ramifications of the scheme could outweigh the benefits.
Dr Lee Boon Chye says that although water from the plant may be clean, it still has to pass through old pipes.
Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj warns of a brain drain of senior doctors from the public sector.
SHAH ALAM (Bernama): The Selangor State Health Department has seized 2,669 boxes of non-registered products and unnotified cosmetics worth about RM407,000, in raids at several locations in the state.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry says allegations of drug supplies monopoly and corruption levelled against it are baseless.
IPOH: The ruling on the minimum age to buy alcohol beverages at 21 is not a new regulation, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.
IPOH: A new law to control tobacco, vaping and shisha activities will be enacted soon, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.
LETTER | 20,000 people in Malaysia die each year from diseases related to smoking.
Timbalan menteri berkata kerajaan tidak bercadang mewajibkan ibu bapa memastikan bayi menerima suntikan imunisasi.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has issued a directive ordering all state governments in Malaysia to raise the legal minimum marriage age to 18 years for Muslims and non-Muslims, a state executive co…
BREAST cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women worldwide.
From DR SCHEE JIE PING of Kuala Lumpur.
Labuan: The Labuan Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis (LAPTB) is committed to making the island tuberculosis-free through various initiatives.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control has urged the government to protect public health policies from commercial and other vested interests.
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 18): The Ministry of Health (MoH) will establish a national healthcare policy that will include a national healthcare financing scheme for the B40 income group, which refers to the bottom 40% of households with…
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 18 — The Health Ministry seized unregistered medicines worth RM25.7 million after carrying out more than 1,000 raids nationwide from January to September this year. Its pharmacy enforcement division deputy direc…
IJN chief executive officer Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Azhari Yakub said the hospital intended to set up branches in the northern, central and southern regions of the peninsula.