HOSPICE Negri Sembilan receives boost
HOSPICE Negri Sembilan (NS), which provides palliative care to terminally ill patients, received a boost when it raised RM160,000 at a dinner held in conjunction with World Hospice Day.
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Obesity amongst primary school kids alarming
PUTRAJAYA: The Primary School Assessment Report (PPSR) 2017 announced today shows an alarming number of 114,878 obese and overweight Year Six pupils.
6 Malaysians diagnosed each month with motor neurone disease
PETALING JAYA: About four to six Malaysians are diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) every month, of which men more susceptible compared to women.
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KPJ Healthcare 3Q Net Profit Falls 6% To MYR30.56 million
By Chong Sin HaoNikkei Markets KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23) -- Malaysia's KPJ Healthcare, a hospital and medical centre operator, said Thursday its net
What about financial aid for the war on cancer
Klang MP slams Dewan Rakyat speaker for rejecting his proposal that RM2 billion be re-channelled from the defence ministry to the health ministry for cancer research.
The doctor is the on-call
GEORGE TOWN: Datuk Seri Dr T. Devaraj (pic) can so easily spend his days snuggled comfortably in his recliner, looking back on his immense 65 years of contribution to the medical profession and society with a satisfied smile at a…
At Perak schools, 475 food poisoning cases since year start
IPOH, Nov 22 — Perak recorded 475 cases of food poisoning in schools in the first 10 months of this year. State Health Committee...
Specialised Therapeutics will market the drug NERLYNX® (neratinib) throughout the Asia-Pacific, beginning with Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.
A NEW breast cancer drug shown to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence will soon be made available in Australia, New Zealand and throughout South-East Asia
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Autistic boy represents Malaysian under 12 team
At first glance, you would think this young boy is like any other. Full of life, Daniel Hakimi actually has a very painful secret.
Inconsiderate parking at hospitals can jeopardise emergency vehicle access
A REGULAR visitor to Darul Ehsan Medical Centre Specialist Hospital in Shah Alam has called on the management to take action against visitors who park their vehicles indiscriminately in the exit lane.
Ergonomics related injury cases on the rise
SIBU: The number of cases involving injuries related to ergonomics such as musculoskeletal disorders among workers in the country is increasing. Citing the Social Security Organisation (Socso)’s statistics, National Institute of…
7 out of 10 Malaysian children worry about being bullied
Climate change and poverty also making our children anxious, says Unicef survey.
12 % malaysian employees are obese, survey says.
Among other factors, Malaysian employees work the longest hours - on average 15 hours more than their contracted hours each week.
Dental grad has good reasons to smile
SUNGAI PETANI: Never skip classes and be disciplined. That’s the secret to success for Rachel Ng Sue Lyn, who won the Best Dental Student and Gold Medal awards at AIMST University’s 10th convocation ceremony.
World's first Cambridge-linked clinical research centre in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: The world's first Cambridge-linked clinical research centre will be set up in Malaysia in partnership with Sunway Group, Sunway Medical Centre and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.
Legislating exercise medicine
LANGKAWI, Nov 21 — Malaysian doctors want the government to legislate exercise as a form of treatment for chronic diseases to...
Health Minister rejects claims of antibiotic shortages
SUBANG JAYA: The Health Ministry has denied claims of an antibiotics shortage at government health clinics nationwide.
Students urged to pursue studies in medical colleges in the country
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian students intending to pursue their studies in medicine can choose to study in 33 recognised medical colleges throughout the country,
Medical graduate who wanted to become a chef
Kota Kinabalu: A 24-year-old University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) graduate who had aspired to be a chef made him and his parents proud when he was awarded the Chancellor Gold Medal for Academic Excellence during the UMS 19th Convocati…
Avoid "over exercise" expert advises
LANGKAWI, Nov 20 — Overtraining or performing rigorous exercise can be deadly for those with cardio-respiratory diseases, an expert...
Zecon delays disposal of medical subsidiary
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Construction firm Zecon Bhd, which was supposed to sign a proposed disposal of a 49% stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Zecon Medicare Sdn Bhd for RM155 million, said the signing has been delayed to a dat…
Mainstreaming genetic counselling for ovarian cancer could support screening, in Malaysia and beyond
A study that looked at mainstreaming genetic counselling for ovarian cancer to support screening programmes in Malaysia was presented at the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress. The preliminary results of the MaGiC ...
2,649 HIV cases in Sabah
PENAMPANG: There are 2,649 HIV cases detected in Sabah up to mid-2017, said State Health Department director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi. Dr Christina said 111,196 cases had been reported in Malaysia …