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Pilgrim tested positive for deadly MERS-CoV infection

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 1 — A 55-year-old man was confirmed positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection after...

Call for Royal Commission on Healthcare in Malaysia

FOR many years, the rights of the doctor and his patients have been slowly but surely eroded by the big business of medicine. The many new laws and regulations…

Malaysia walks the talk

The country has again succeeded in providing aid and support for key global human rights issues.

What doesn't kill makes you stronger — The other side of Dr. Farouk Musa

When he's not enraging religious authorities with his views, he is doing a specialist research on improving the chances of heart patients undergoing surgery.

MMA: Onus on state governments

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 29 — The onus is on state governments to provide a subsidised health care plan as the Ministry of Health (MoH) has...

Wong praises NGO's fight against diabetes

SIBU: Second Finance Minister Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh has praised the work of Diabetes Malaysia Sibu District Branch for its role in the prevention and control of diabetes here. He said despite its …

Malaysian transgender conversion plan sparks alarm

SE Asia News -KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - A Malaysian state plans to run a conversion therapy course aimed at transgender women, officials said Saturday (Dec 30), sparking alarm among LGBT activists in the conservative Muslim-majority c…

Tragedy

JOHOR BARU, Dec 29 — A 45-year-old housewife was found dead from hanging herself, after allegedly killing her daughter, at a house in...

Follow Selangor’s lead in helping poor patients, group tells Health Ministry

PETALING JAYA, Dec 29 — The federal government can help reduce the cost of healthcare to the poor by utilising more assets in private...

AmInvestment 'neutral' on healthcare sector in 2018

KUALA LUMPUR: The growth prospects for the healthcare sector globally are positive over the long term underpinned by an ageing population, rising affluence and increasing life expectancy, said AmInvestment Research.

Doctor charged with botched circumcision and illegal clinic

Loan sharks at hospitals

Tenaganita is aware of loan sharks approaching migrants with offers of loans to seek treatment, especially now that medical fees for foreigners at government hospitals have gone up.

Private healthcare poised to step up with the vhi

KUCHING: Private healthcare operators in Malaysia are poised for a major step-up in revenues and profits if a government-backed national health insurance system becomes a reality here. Analysts at …

First endoscopic spinal surgery at Gleneagles KK

KOTA KINABALU: Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital made another headway towards its vision of becoming the leading private healthcare provider in Sabah with its first Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic (…

KPJ earnings revised on expectations of better margins

KPJ Healthcare Bhd (Dec 27, 98.5 sen) Maintain buy with a higher target price (TP) of RM1.12: Notwithstanding competition from general practitioners and newer hospitals by competitors as well as delays to the group’s upcoming hos…

Two foundations extend tie-up to help HIV patients

Yayasan Sime Darby (YSD) has pledged RM1.2mil for the Malaysian Aids Foundation (MAF) to advance its Positive Audacious Living (PAL) Scheme over the next three years until 2020.

Cast aside the stigma relating to mental illness

KUALA LUMPUR: It is not the mental illness itself the societal stigma accompanying the illness has even more profound impact on a person and ultimately could lead to suicides and other health impli…

Obesity: New health policies crucial for our wellbeing

The fact that Malaysia is the fattest country in Asia proves that many people are incapable of controlling their food intake and this warrants government intervention.

Rabies outbreak not over yet

KUCHING: The rabies outbreak in Sarawak is not over yet although it is already six months since it first started, and the public are advised to take all necessary precautions to prevent themsel…

Patients turn keyboard warriors – what can doctors do

When patients malign their doctors with negative online reviews, it can turn ugly. This article explores the reasons doctors are in uniquely tricky situations when they are faced with criticisms—and the ways they can best respond…