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Perak govt approves land for new Hospital Kampar

IPOH, Nov 27 — The Perak government has approved the use of a land here to build the new specialist training hospital in...

Big tobacco wins in smoke-friendly SE Asia: watchdog: https://t.co/tmGjxoysgh via @ABSCBNNews

A global treaty to fight the health impact of tobacco has suffered substantial setbacks in Southeast Asia, home to some of the world's highest concentrations of smokers, a watchdog group said Monday.

Ride 4 Your Heart

Malaysia’s leading heart institution the National Heart Institute (IJN), with the help of sports events promoter GoSportz, successfully organised the second edition of Ride 4 Your Heart cycling event yesterday (November 26) at th…

The clinic assistant who dreamed of neurosurgery

Writer tells the story of a crushed dream and reminds others in the profession to count their blessings.

The battle against antibiotic resistance

SUNDAY, Nov 19th saw the culmination of probably the most important global health awareness campaign in recent decades. This follows a week of healthcare policy, educational and community-based activities centred on World Antibio…

Malaysian workers - overworked souls

KUALA LUMPUR: Those who constantly work more than eight hours a day are at risk of developing mental health issues.

50 health ministry staff involved

FIFTY Health Ministry staff will be on duty at the Malaysian field hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, once the hospital starts operation on December 1, said Health director-general Dr Noor…

Health Ministry launches operations to set up Hospital Medan Malaysia in Cox's Bazar

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 63 officers and staff of the Health Ministry, Malaysian Armed Forces and non-governmental organisations (NGO) have left for Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh since Nov 20.

Malaysia will require 13 Gamma Knife machines nationwide

Unlike surgery in the traditional sense, Gamma Knife surgery is actually a very precise form of therapeutic radiology.

Cycling championed as ideal cardio exercise

SEMENYIH: You're never too young – or too old – to take care of your heart.

Nine typhoid cases reported in Sarawak

Malaysian health officials have reported nine typhoid fever cases this month in Belaga, Kapit division, Sarawak, according to a Malaysian Digest report. All of the patients are hospitalized at Bintulu Hospital, Health director-ge…

The fact is most of the world’s antibiotics are used in livestock, Malaysia is no different

Do we really want to risk dying from a skin infection, or old diseases like TB that are making a comeback, just because we like cheap chicken?

NCD cases expected to rise

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 26 — Non-communicable diseases (NCD) , which contributed to 73 per cent death in the country last year, are expected...

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Incidence of cervical cancer in Malaysia is 20 per 100,000 population

WHEN talking about cancer, we mostly understand that cancer can be an inevitable disease for some as the risk of developing it increases with age and with some certain genetic factors. But in the c…

Sarawak GH needs 250 blood donors daily

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) needs an average of 250 blood donors daily to meet the needs of the hospital and for emergencies. Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Dr Sim Kui …

Ministries work together to overcome obesity in school children

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (KKM) and the Education Ministry (KPM) are working together to produce a training module to control the problem of obesity among student. Health Minister Datuk Ser…

Towards sustainable healthcare expenditure

KUCHING: With a heavily subsidised healthcare system in Malaysia, it is safe to say that the average Malaysian is greatly aided in their search for medical attention and medication. However, this c…

Dental conference for people with disabilities

SUNGAI BULOH: The first dental conference for people with disabilities was launched on Saturday (Nov 25).

128 come down with food poisoning in Muar

MUAR: Three students from the Muar Vocational College here were admitted to the hospital here for severe food poising after consuming seafood at its end of

HFMD cases show downward trend in Sarawak

KUCHING: The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported in the state has shown a downward trend since July. The Health Department said in a press release that from Nov 12-18, a to…

Monash medical school in Malaysia celebrates 10 years

JOHOR BARU: Monash University Malaysia’s Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) has a lot to celebrate after reaching its 10 year milestone.

Everstone group acquires Malaysia's Chemopharm

The Chemopharm acquisition underscores Everstone Group’s healthcare focus as it already has interests in companies such as Rubicon, OmniActive and Ascent

More neonatologists needed

KUALA LUMPUR -- There is a need to train more pediatricians in neonatal expertise as the government focuses on increasing maternal and child hospitals nationwide, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.