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Ireka awarded RM92m contract from Pantai Hospital

Ireka Corp Bhd has received a contract for the construction of a hospital building and refurbishment works from Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh in Melaka for RM92 million.

NTP boosts medical tourism

KUALA LUMPUR: MALAYSIA has been recognised as a medical and health tourism attraction in Asia since 2015, thanks to the healthcare initiatives introduced under the National Transformation Programme (NTP).

Shah Alam folk laud hospital

SHAH ALAM: Hospital (HSAS), which is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, is poised to become a world-class medical facility.

Malaysian travellers not infected with measles: Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has clarified that the two Malaysians who were in contact with a New Zealand measles patient recently are healthy and do not exhibit any symptom of being infected.

Eat Well : Shake off the salt

Reduce salt intake to stay healthy

Practise healthy living habits

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians should have greater awareness about taking care of their health and embracing a healthy lifestyle, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

Coping with student mental health

JUST earlier this month, the country was shocked by a suicide ­— a 20-year-old, a former Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia high achiever, jumped off a building in Seremban, Negri Sembilan.

Malaysia: MEDxUM’s first medical conference for medical students

This milestone conference offered these students insight into their choices after graduation.

Khazanah buys stake in China’s Ping An Good Doctor Read more at https://t.co/rASbe8ayd2 https://t.co/7cvKBSSDgS via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: Khazanah Nasional Bhd has emerged as one of the cornerstone investors in soon-to-be listed online healthcare platform Ping An Good Doctor, a unit of China’s biggest insurer by market value, reports say.

Najib: Quality healthcare not just an empty promise -

The prime minister says Malaysia's healthcare is among the best in the world.

Rape victim told to pay for tests given exemption

Hospital Serdang director says the victim and her guardian can ignore the demand notice sent to her recently.

Updated MMC CME Guidelines and Grading System

Penang Medical College granted “Foreign University Branch Campus” status

The Penang Medical College will now be known as the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin Malaysia Campus – or “RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus” (RUMC).

Malaysia airlines flight passengers warned of measles infection

A passenger on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland could have infected at least 50 others on the plane with measles.

Cancer survivor looks forward to the future

Kidney transplant recipient speaks out on patient safety at hospitals

MY sisters and I have just been told my father doesn’t have long to live. As we gather around the doctor who had just delivered the painful news, I catch sight of my father at the far end of the ward and my heart breaks. Multiple…

KPJ gears up for Industry 4.0

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Newcastle offers globally acclaimed medical education in Malaysia

MOH: margarine brands in Malaysia are safe http://po.st/9vSkzp via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry has conducted tests on several margarine brands that are suspected to contain cancer-causing substances.

Malaysian gets RM1.6 million British grant for heart valve disease study

Dr Masliza Mahmod and her team will carry out a pilot study into aortic stenosis with the grant from the British Heart Foundation.

Air pollution in Malaysia — how serious is it? http://www.edgeprop.my/content/1311318/air-pollution-malaysia-%E2%80%94-how-serious-it #EdgeProp.my #theEdge via @twitterdev

Clean air is vital for our wellbeing, and indoor air constitutes a huge part of the air we breathe. Unfortunately, awareness among Malaysians on the i...

Malaysia to be clinical research hub, says Health DG

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry aims to develop Malaysia into a major centre for clinical research, including genomics.

Discovery of parasitic worms prompts Malaysia's recall of 2 canned sardine products from China https://www.todayonline.com/world/canned-sardines-china-found-contain-worms-malaysias-health-ministry-issues-recall#.WtmoYcncUKM.twitter via @TODAYonline

​PUTRAJAYA — Two canned sardine products from China have been recalled from retailers in Malaysia after they were found to be tainted with dead worms.