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A very rare disease

Currently, there are about 100 families in the whole of Malaysia who are affected by epidermolysis bullosa (EB), said Dr Sabeera Begum, consultant paediatric dermatologist at the Institute of Paediatrics in Hospital Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia: Selangor reports 40K cases of dengue, Poor waste management blamed - Outbreak News Today

Once again (2015, 2016) Selangor state is reporting the most dengue fever accounting for some 50 percent of the national total. Through October 15, Malaysia has seen about 73,000 cases to date and 40,000 cases are from Selangor s…

Health Ministry praises anti-nuke activist for Nobel Prize win

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 ― The Health Ministry congratulated today Malaysian activist Datuk Dr Ronald McCoy after a global movement he...

Rampai Puteri Medical Centre to present child car seats to babies delivered at the hospital in November

With thousands of vehicles on the road every day, children – from infants to five – are always at risk being seated in the back seat without any tailored s

Malaysians meaner towards children with mental disabilities, Unicef study shows

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 — A Unicef study in Malaysia showed participants displaying greater negativity and stigma towards children with...

Malaysia to set up field hospital for 300,000 Rohingya Muslims

Dhaka – Malaysia has promised to construct a field hospital in Bangladesh to help treat Rohingya Muslims who fled sectarian violence in Myanmar in the past weeks, officials said on Sunday. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Za…

Islamic medical association wants to establish maternity care at Rohingya camps

THE Islamic Medical Association of Malaysia (Imam) intends to establish maternity care at Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh to protect the welfare of pregnant mothers and babies. Imam treasurer Dr…

NIOSH to assist with safety guidelines for tahfiz school operators

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) will provide occupational safety and health (OSH) guidelines to tahfiz operators nationwide to help them identify fire hazards and risks that need to…

Malaysia does not import Ba Shu hotpot

PUTRAJAYA: The Health Ministry says Malaysia does not import Ba Shu Hotpot or Ba Shu Lan Ren, an instant food product containing meat, from Chengdu, China. Its

Ho has Big C but his heart is bigger

JOHOR BARU: When social worker James Ho was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer 15 years ago, he had a wake-up call.

‘Pass-out game’ can cause brain death, warns Dr Hilmi

GEORGE TOWN, Oct 14 — The “pass-out game”, which involves applying enormous pressure to the chest until the person is rendered...

Herb prices shoot up

DINING on caviar and foie gras may not seem to say much about your status in life these days.

Perdana University sets up Centre for Psychological Medicine

KUCHING: Perdana University set up its Centre for Psychological Medicine last month. A press release said the centre will support a new area of research focussing on problems faced both globally an…

Unicef: One in five Malaysians believe supernatural to blame for child disability

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14 — About one in five people surveyed in a Unicef study on children with disabilities attributed disability to...

Sarawak celebrates White Cane Day and World Sight Day

MIRI: Members of public are welcome to join the state Level 2017 White Cane Day & World Sight Day today (Oct 14) at the ground floor of Bintang Megamall. Director of Miri Hospital Dr Jack Wong …

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Minnesota doctor faces deportation to Malaysia

A Rochester physician who left her Malaysian village as a teenager could be deported to her birth country as early as next week. Dr. Guan Lee has built a life and a practice in Minnesota since entering the U.S. in 1992, but has l…

New PhaMa codes

In this edition, we shine the spotlight on key industry happenings, covering the 20th edition of the Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices for…

Sun Pharma to increase stake in Ranbaxy Malaysia to 79.5 pc - ET HealthWorld

One of the wholly owned subsidiaries of the company has agreed to increase its shareholding in Ranbaxy Malaysia Sdn Bhd by 8.3 per cent by way of purc..

Over 400000 Msians have vision problems

The Ministry of Healths Medicine Development Division director Datuk Dr Azman Abu Bakar said of the total, 113,000 people had become blind, with 43,000 of them due to cataracts.

Big demand for specialised nurses in colorectal cancer

KUCHING: The increasing trend in colorectal cancers has led to higher demand for nurses specialising in ostomy, wound and continence care. State Health Department deputy director Dr Kamarudin Lajim…

Bogus dentists visiting homes to treat patients

Association says the low prices charged encourage people to turn to such services but they ignore the dangers involved.

PM: Govt spends RM178.9b for quality health services since 2009

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 10 — The government has implemented various initiatives and spent RM178.9 billion since 2009 to continue providing...

Malaysia Psychological Wellbeing Index timely as more Malaysians suffering from various mental health problems

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry’s Mental Health Promotion Advisory Council welcomed the government’s move to introduce the Malaysia Psychological Wellbeing Index, which was proposed by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zah…