Malaysian Medical Resources
14,022 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry will focus on producing quality doctors, rather than quantity, says its Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
The formulation and implementation of specific policies and strategies to minimise harm and improve the quality of healthcare provided to patients is vital.
A total of 32 places remain closed, comprising primary schools, nurseries, kindergartens, childcare centres and preschool facilities.
KOTA KINABALU, July 18 — As many as 1,605 cases of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) have been reported in Sabah from January to July 14, with an average of 58 cases each week. Sabah Health director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi…
EXPANDING its programme offering under its Biological Sciences Department, Sunway University recently introduced BSc (Hons) Biomedicine.
THE world of medicine can often be seen as overwhelming to the community outside the medical profession, especially children.
PETALING JAYA, July 17 — The Health Ministry will look into a price control mechanism for medicines, said its deputy minister, Dr Lee Boon Chye. “As medicines are not price-controlled, the price just keeps increasing every year.…
JULY 17 — There has been a lot of buzz about the integration of public and private healthcare in Malaysia, though no one has ever clearly highlighted on when this will take place, and when it does, what it will actually entail to…
JULY 17 — In 1973, homosexuality was voted to be removed as a mental disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). The DSM is an American classification of mental disorders published by the Americ…
KUCHING: Kapit Hospital is in dire need of more haemodialysis machines for the treatment of kidney patients in Kapit Division. In saying this, Bukit Goram assemblyman Jefferson Jamit Unyat stated t…
SEREMBAN, July 16 — A total of 381 childcare centres nationwide were closed from January until July 14, following the spread of the hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), said Health deputy director-general (Public Health) Datuk Dr…
LAHAD DATU, July 15 — Upgrading of equipment and facilities in the Lahad Datu Hospital will be carried out in stages, said Sabah Health Director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi. She added that besides Lahad Datu, hospitals in other dist…
LETTER | The National Cancer Society urges all stakeholders to work together to ensure patients receive innovative, highly effective therapies.
KUALA TERENGGANU, July 15 — The Health Ministry today ordered the services of the contractor for the construction of the Kampung Raja Health Clinic project in Besut, Terengganu to be terminated immediately. Its minister, Dr Dzulk…
KUALA TERENGGANU: The Health Ministry is targeting an increase in the number of permanent blood donors in Malaysia to three percent within a period of five
MIRI: Diabetes is a major non-communicable disease (NCD) in Malaysia and complications of diabetes are a major contributor to disability and deaths among Malaysians. According to Deputy Director Ge…
Fortis operates about 30 private hospitals in India, where private healthcare is on the rise.
NILAI: A lecturer and orthopaedic surgeon has developed a support tool called Elev8thor to make it easier for medical personnel to clean leg wounds.
TUARAN: The hospital here has become the first to offer the Medilocker (Locker4u) service. Health and People’s Welfare Minister Stephen Wong said the service would be maintained by the pharma…
KUCHING: Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) celebrated the achievements of 55 Malaysian students when they graduated on July 7 with their Foundation Certificate in Biological and Biomed…
A 25-year-old woman who visited Malaysia between June 30 and July 3 has been confirmed to have cholera after tests were done, health authorities said. She had developed diarrhoea, abdominal pain, nau...
MELAKA: Mahkota Medical Centre (MMC) here unveiled its new logo with a new vision to reinforce the growth of the 24-year-old establishment.
KUCHING: A public health laboratory needs to be set up for Sarawak to diagnose and cope with any form of epidemic disease including rabies. Assistant Minister of Housing and Public Health Dr Annuar…