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Report: US pharma firms concerned over Malaysia’s ‘halal’ guidelines

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 27 — American pharmaceutical companies have expressed their concerns over the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) guideline...

Malaysia hosts first ever external Cardiothoracic Surgery exam outside the UK

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Malaysia hosted the first ever Joint Surgical Colleges Fellowship Examination (JSCFE) in Cardiothoracic Surgery...

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Metro Healthcare rises 39% on Leap Market debut | theSundaily

PETALING JAYA: Metro Healthcare Bhd’s share price rose 39.13% this morning on its debut on the Leap Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Bhd today. At 11.34am

Malaysia Spends Less On Healthcare Than Most Countries | https://t.co/LPnuNldbsM https://t.co/vnKJ8DmuVa via @po_st

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How much do we really care about women and their rights?

MALAYSIA ratified the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (Cedaw) in 1995 as part of its commitment to uphold and protect gender equality. Although obligated…

UNICEF report : stunted urban poor children at crisis level

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — A Unicef report has found higher levels of poverty and malnutrition among children living in low-cost housing in...

50,000 Health Ministry-trained volunteers to detect, prevent non-communicable diseases

GEORGE TOWN, Feb 25 — The Health Ministry has trained more than 50,000 volunteers to detect patients with high cholesterol, glucose...

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Three poisonous cosmetic products banned - Health Ministry

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry’s National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Department (NPRA) has named three cosmetic products that contain scheduled poisons which can be harmful to health.

Patients pursuing HCPs – what can the HCPs do?

While HCPs know that a romantic relationship with patients are not allowed, patients may not know about the law or the 'boundaries' of a professional relationship.

Fake dentist gets 2 years’ jail, RM100,000 fine -

Court finds Fatin Nabillah, 26, guilty of installing fake braces, rejects lawyer's plea to postpone imprisonment over his client's health problems.

Malaysian Field Hospital In Cox’s Bazar To Continue Operation Until Year’s End

SEPANG: The operation of the Malaysian field hospital in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, which caters to the medical needs of Rohingya refugees since Dec 1 last year, will continue until end of this year, according to Deputy Health Mini…

Degrees of meaning in `healthy food`

Regardless of whether a food is organic or non-organic, there are many positive effects in eating healthy produce.

The Cast Of OlaBola The Musical On Making Sure They Stay Fit And Healthy

From putting on a ‘Luar Biasa’ (extraordinary) show, to instilling a sense of pride and unity amongst audiences via their stellar performance, the cast of ‘OlaBola The Musical’ took an intermission to remind Malaysians why it is…

Russians set up branch in KK - Daily Express

No truth to Sinabung eruption affecting air quality nor responsible for flu virus in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR: The Mount Sinabung Volcanic eruption in Indonesia has no impact on the air quality in Malaysia, nor has it brought any flu viruses to our shores, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Datuk Seri Dr Haji…

Malaysia urged to abolish female genital mutilation

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has been criticised by representatives from Muslim countries for allowing female genital mutilation (FGM) and calling for the practice to be abolished.

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Top 10 Medical Tourism Destinations in the World - Malaysia in the list https://t.co/nn84Vqoatm

Dept confirms Hepatitis A cases | BorneoPost Online | Borneo , Malaysia, Sarawak Daily News https://www.theborneopost.com/?p=720312 via

KUCHING: The state Health Department has confirmed two cases of Hepatitis A at Kampung Asajaya Laut, Samarahan. State health director Dr Jamilah Hashim said both patients received outpatient treatm…

Accelerating the long-needed transformation of healthcare through the intrusion of technology

In our Part II of this series, we examine the current steps being taken to make the healthcare industry more efficient. But, will it really work and what will it mean for healthcare professionals?

Rite of passage for doctors-to-be

Elimination of all forms of discrimination against women — John Teo

FEBRUARY 21 — Malaysia signed as a signatory of the Convention on the Elimination of All forms of Discrimination Against Women ( CEDAW)...

‘Venture into traditional massage for extra income’

BAU: Bumiputera entrepreneurs here should venture into the increasingly popular traditional massage for additional income. Serembu asemblyman Miro Simuh said this yesterday at the opening of a trad…