Malaysian Medical Resources
14,333 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
SEPTEMBER 24 — Recent events and statements made by leaders in government seem to suggest that we are ignoring the Child Act and other legislation (like the Sexual Offences Against Children Act 2017). The Child Act and other such…
Malaysia's government has come under renewed pressure to outlaw child marriages after another case of a child bride surfaced in a rural state, the second in two months
The investigation into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 recommended the airline change its medical reporting system after uncovering information it did not have about the health of air crew, including captain Z…
With the nearest hospital hundreds of kilometres away, expecting mothers in Sarawak's interior face life-threatening journeys and are pleading for help.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — A total of 10 new cases of toxic alcohol poisoning have been reported at Health Ministry facilities — seven in Selangor one each in Kuala Lumpur, Perak and Negri Sembilan as at noon today. Health Director-…
TEMERLOH: The Cabinet has approved a shorter houseman (doctor) training programme for those who excel to cut down the overall waiting time for medical graduates to get housemanship training.
Universal health coverage is defined as ensuring access to required quality health services that do not expose the user to financial hardship.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 22 — Banning plastic straws will affect people with physical disabilities as reusable alternatives are not safe for them, a spinal cord injury association has said. The Malaysian Spinal Cord Injury Advocacy Ass…
Khazanah-led JV pumps RM100mil into Regen Rehab
Sandakan: Sabah Health and People's Wellbeing Minister Stephen Wong Tien Fatt's hope that a specialist hospital will be set in Sandakan may be fulfilled if KPJ Healthcare Berhad, a Malaysian private healthcare provider offering s…
Criminal lawyer SN Nair says pathologists are supposed to be neutral and should not behave in a manner that will lead to suspicion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 20 — Mindful of changes in society, the police are drafting a new standard operating procedure (SOP) to handle criminal suspects with autism. Among the current practices under review are the use of handcuffs fo…
Noor Hisham says the ministry is also working closely with the Australian High Commission regarding this matter.
LETTER | An emergency Caesarean section operation was not possible as the elevators were not functioning.
PETALING JAYA: Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister Dr Xavier Jayakumar is poised to take the issue of medical marijuana law reform to the Cabinet.
Health minister says alcoholic beverages involved in the deaths of 19 people may be counterfeit products.
Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says there is a provision under the law for it to be used for research but he would have to endorse it.
GEORGE TOWN: For 12 minutes, a footballer stood at death’s gates when his heart stopped.
PETALING JAYA: A doctor accused of sexual harassment can be reprimanded, suspended or have his or her name removed from the register if found to have breached the code of professional conduct, said a doctor familiar with the proc…
SUNGAI BULOH: Former Selangor health department head Datuk Dr Azman Abu Bakar admitted that he was once approached about the complaint against the orthopaedic head of department (HoD) for sexual harassment and he did warn him to…
SUNGAI BULOH: A recommendation has been put in to revoke the medical licence of the Sungai Buloh Hospital specialist implicated in sexual harassment accusations, said Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — The Health Ministry aims to accelerate efforts to achieve universal access to quality healthcare by targeting underserved areas, promoting primary and preventive healthcare and increasing capacity of both…