14,337 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
14,337 archived reports
t.co
6 more brands of canned fish contaminated with worms: Malaysia's Health Ministry
SE Asia News -The six products contaminated with roundworms are canned sardine brands from Cinta, Sea Fresh and HS Brand as well as mackerel fish in tomato sauce from the King Cup, Star Cup and TC Boy brands.. Read more at strait…
23 Health Ministry projects under previous govt categorised as 'sick'
SEREMBAN: Twenty-three projects belonging to the Health Ministry under the previous government have been categorised as "sick", said Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Sarawak confirms Japanese Encephalitis now endemic in state, sounds alarm | Malay Mail
KOTA KINABALU, June 29 — The Sarawak Health Department has urged the public to be cautious after confirming that Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is endemic in the state, with two new cases discovered in the last two months. The Borneo…
I turned down deputy health minister post offer, says Gopeng MP
PKR vice-president Lee Boon Chye said today he has turned down Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's offer to appoint him deputy health minister. The Gopeng MP told Sin Chew Daily…
Health DG: Ministry has regulated canned sardine brand from China | Malay Mail
PUTRAJAYA, June 27 ― The Health Ministry has taken regulatory measures on the sardine brand from China which was reported to contain a worm, said Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said no individual had become a…
Fate of 1Malaysia clinics in limbo pending briefing
1MALAYSIA clinics are in for either an overhaul or closure for certain outlets after Health Minister Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad gets a full briefing on it today. (Wednesday) This will end…
MMA working with ministry to regulate healthcare middlemen -
MMA president Dr Ravindran R Naidu says the association wants the health ministry to eliminate unethical practices of third party administrators hired by employers.
KUALA LUMPUR: Diabetes is the most common cause of blindness among adults in Malaysia. According to the 2006 National Health and Morbidity Survey, about 15,000 to 39,000 people lost their sight because of diabetes. This condition…
PUTRAJAYA: Health authorities are concerned by the high number of measles cases with a 22.3 per cent increase compared to the first five months last year.
Rights group demand better healthcare after WHO says being transgender not a mental illness | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, JUNE 23 — A transgender rights group urged the Health Ministry today to introduce trans-specific healthcare services after the World Health Organisation (WHO) no longer classified being transgender as a mental disor…
Activist urges govt to introduce mental health assessment system | Malay Mail
KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 — The government needs to introduce a mental health assessment system which can determine the extent of mental disorders that can lead to crime occurrences or criminal acts, said social activist Tan Sri Lee…
Almost all foreign workers in study carry food poisoning microbes
KUALA LUMPUR: Almost all foreign workers tested in a study were found to be carrying microbes which could cause food poisoning and even death, and a small percentage of them harboured antibiotic resistant bacteria, said researche…
Warded patients' relatives told to utilize QEH's dormitory
KOTA KINABALU: Relatives of ward patients should make use of Queen Elizabeth Hospital 1’s (QEH’s) free public dormitory instead of turning its grounds into a ‘refugee camp’,…
Health Dept to hold supplementary immunisation against measles
KUCHING: The Health Department will carry out supplementary immunisation activity (SIA) in Bintulu starting July 2, following a spike in measles cases there. In a statement yesterday, director Dr J…