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Rare human outbreak of monkey malaria detected in Malaysia

Nature - Handful of people diagnosed with parasite found in macaques has scientists worried about increasing contact between monkeys and humans.

Resolving mental illness issues in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: By 2020, mental illness is expected to be the second biggest health problem affecting Malaysians after heart disease. According to the latest

Cord blood bank Stemlife gets accreditation from AABB - The Edge Markets

KUALA LUMPUR (April 17): Stemlife Bhd, Malaysia's largest cord blood bank and a subsidiary of Singapore-based Cordlife Group Ltd, has received its first world-class accreditation. Cordlife said the accreditation is from AABB, the…

Hospital Ship Mercy Docks in Malaysia

The San Diego-based hospital ship USNS Mercy arrived in Port Kelang, Malaysia, on Monday to practice disaster relief in the Pacific Partnership 2018 exercise.

Drones help fight surge in deadly malaria spread by monkeys in Malaysia

As human cases rise sharply, technology tracks macaques in Borneo forests to analyse how primates pass on strain, which can be fatal

Columbia Asia Group now owns 99.12% of Malaysia-based subsidiary | theSundaily

PETALING JAYA: Columbia Asia Group now owns 99.12% of subsidiary Columbia Asia Sdn Bhd (CASB) after it completed the purchase of the Employees Provident Fund’s

9 in 10 Malaysians are sleep deprived

A national survey shows 52% of respondents are unable to sleep due to stress, anxiety and depression, and 31% feel sleepy throughout the day.

Patient Safety Needs To Be A Public Health Issue | Star2.com http://po.st/U5oKAA via @po_st

To make an impact on patient safety, we need to begin addressing it as a public health issue. Medical errors can can be reduced considerably, but it requires effort from policymakers, healthcare providers, patients and their fami…

Malaysia: Aging gracefully in the 21st century

On 26 March, the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society (MHAS) in partnership with Bayer Co. (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd conducted the ‘Malaysia’s Ageing Population and the Value of Health Innovation’ seminar.

Think tank: BN, PH manifestos lacking in healthcare provisions -

Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy says neither manifesto recognises the need for reform in supply and funding system.

Malaysian pension fund EPF to exit investment in Columbia Asia

Employees Provident Fund (EPF) is also planning to increase the share of global assets to 32% of total assets this year from 28% in 2017.

Nipah virus outbreak memorialised in museum

PORT DICKSON: The Nipah virus outbreak, which killed more than 100 people, will be recorded as part of the state’s history with the setting up of a museum here.

Kajang Hospital to get new RM305m children and women complex

KAJANG, April 14 ― Datuk Seri Najib Razak today announced the construction of a new complex dedicated to treating women and children at...

Non-profit's $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84000 alternative

Exclusive: 71 million people stand to benefit from reduced price treatment for virus which can lead to liver cirrhosis, cancer and death

Room in Luyang Health Clinic razed

Sabah Health Dept: Issues at ‘sick hospitals’ have been resolved

KOTA KINABALU, April 13 — The Sabah Health Department has clarified that an article published by a local news portal which claimed that...

Beware of tainted rock melons imported from Australia

The New Paper Melons contaminated with deadly listeriosis bacteria were exported to at least nine countries from Australia, where an outbreak has killed seven people and caused one miscarriage, the World Health Organisation said…

Tragic losss. Our deepest condolences to the family.

DOKTOR pelatih di Hospital Tuanku Ampuan Najihah (HTAN), Kuala Pilah yang berulang-alik sejauh lebih 160 kilometer setiap hari demi menjaga ibunya, terkorban dalam kemalangan ketika menuju ke tempat kerja, awal pagi hari ini.

Malaysia's sick hospitals

LETTER | Spoilt elevators have forced a husband to carry his pregnant wife up two flights of stairs.

Malaysian `teddy bear doctor` awarded the Commonwealth Point of Light

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian ‘Teddy Bear Doctor’ Dr Madhusudhan Shanmugam had been honoured as the 48th Commonwealth Point of Light by Queen Elizabeth II.

Transgender health care has diminished alongside a creeping crackdown against Malaysia's LGBT community https://psmag.com/social-justice/malaysian-trans-community-seeks-medical-refuge-in-thailand via @pacificstand

Transgender health care has diminished alongside a creeping crackdown against Malaysia's LGBT community over the last four decades.

Healthy glow of our health services

MALAYSIA has achieved universal health coverage. It has made remarkable progress in improving health outcomes over the past seven decades.

Medical Inflation in Asia: CFOs in Malaysia, Vietnam Should Plan on Higher Healthcare Cost in 2018 and Beyond | CFO innovation

Medical inflation in Hong Kong and Singapore are also above the median of 11 Asian markets

Rise in number of Bruneians visiting M’sia for healthcare https://borneobulletin.com.bn/rise-in-number-of-bruneians-visiting-msia-for-healthcare/ via @Borneo Bulletin Online

| Azaraimy HH | ACCORDING to the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), there have been an increasing number of private patients from Brunei seeking healthcare or medical treatments in Malaysia, including in specialty areas s…