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Why isn’t cancer medicine cheaper too?

Klang MP questions health ministry for not using 'rights of govt' that helped reduce Hepatitis C treatment for most prevalent cancers affecting Malaysians

Gene doping is here

KUALA LUMPUR: Imagine a team full of netball players eight feet tall and cyclists with the ability to carry more oxygen-rich red blood cells than ever before - this could be the future of sports if gene doping becomes easily acce…

Beware of poisonous mushrooms

KUCHING: The Sarawak Health Department yesterday warned people to be careful when consuming mushrooms because there are those which can cause death – one of them is the Chlorophyllum species. Hospi…

Kampar MP scoffs at Najib’s healthcare budget promises

Dr Ko Chung Sen says many allocations have in fact been reduced, which will lead to longer queues and lower quality service.

A neonatologist with a big heart

MEMBAKUT: WHEN Dr Zainab Kassim is not teaching or providing specialised care for newborns, she returns to her quiet coastal village here to give English language “treatment” to children.

58% of medicine at govt hospitals is generic, says deputy minister

Deputy Health Minister Dr Hilmi Yahaya adds that such medication is safe and poses no risk to health as the government checks all medicine before it is bought.

A planned home birth is not a safe birth

Childbirth is safest in the hands of skilled and trained birth attendants as mother and child receive the necessary care and attention.

8,000 in Sabah receiving cancer treatment | Daily Express Newspaper Online

Kota Kinabalu: Statistics show that breast cancer accounts for the highest number of cancer cases for women in Sabah, followed by cervical cancer. For men, the highest is colon cancer.

Never ignore importance of regular health checks, public reminded

KAPIT: Members of the public are advised to never ignore the importance of regular health checks, which include blood screening. According to Kapit Health Clinic director Dr Jusoh Awang Senik, many…

Sugar subsidy removal hasn’t had intended result, says Subra

Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam laments that people continue to consume sugar at the same levels despite higher cost of sugar and rising obesity, adding a sugar tax is possible if it proves effective in other nations.

Malaysia's Population Is Aging At A Rapid Rate, Are We Prepared?

Just a little over one week ago, the news of a woman’s death made the news. At one glance, the woman’s death seemed like a normal death caused by old age, but somehow the media and news outlet deemed it newsworthy enough to make…

Malaysia wants illegal chicken farms and fertiliser manufacturers prosecuted

JOHOR BAHRU — The Malaysian environment ministry on Monday (Oct 30) called for the full weight of the law to be brought to bear against operators of illegal chicken farms and fertiliser manufacturers that pollute water sources, a…

73% total deaths in Malaysia due to NCD: Hilmi

KUALA LUMPUR: It is estimated that 73% of the total deaths in Malaysia were due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and half of the number were caused by

Indonesia and Malaysia follow Singapore's lead in tackling obesity- Nikkei Asian Review

JAKARTA -- As concerns grow about rising obesity in Southeast Asia, Indonesia will introduce legislation next year aimed at reducing the content of su

MP: Govt must address claims of lack of funds in hospitals -

Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching says she hopes health ministry will receive additional funding in Budget 2018 as it is an important ministry.

Malaysia nursing home tries to find family of patient

Madam Pungut Jumadi, 69, does not behave any differently from other residents at the Green Acres Elderly Care Centre in Johor Baru -...

How to cut your risk of stroke

Here are some preventative measures that could help reduce the risk of stroke and keep the heart healthy.

Psoriasis is not contagious

KUALA LUMPUR: The emotional and mental stress experienced by psoriasis patients as a result of social ostracism and public stigma can worsen their skin condition.

Johor and Selangor will spearhead the Enhanced Primary Healthcare (EnPHC) project

SEGAMAT: Johor and Selangor will spearhead the Enhanced Primary Healthcare (EnPHC) project which is set to store medical records of 300,000 Malaysians at 20 health clinics under the Ministry of Health.

Medical students who cannot cope

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KUALA LUMPUR: The increase in Health Ministry’s (MOH) 2018 budget allocation clearly shows the government gives priority to the healthcare needs of the Rakyat.

Living life in the face of muscular atrophy

MALAYSIANS KINI | 7-year-old Branden Lim and his family tackle a disease that has not received sufficient attention in the country.

‘Work scope of assistant medical officers needs refinement’

MIRI: There is a need to refine the work scope of assistant medical officers with the government’s latest agenda toward the National Transformation 50 (TN50). Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Tin…

Superwoman dentist!