Smoke the smokers
KUALA LUMPUR: Highly respected sports medicine and doping expert Datuk Dr S. S. Cheema has lauded the Podium Programme for banning their athletes from smoking and has even suggested that athletes act as whistle blowers should the…
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Revolutionary gloves
KUALA LUMPUR: HARTALEGA Holdings Bhd’s revolutionary non-leaching antimicrobial nitrile examination gloves are poised to raise the group’s profit margin in the financial year ending March 31 2019.
Surge in dengue cases in Labuan
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Call to scrap pharma middlemen
More Govt health clinics in shop lots?
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 12 — The government has not ruled out the possibility of building more health clinics at commercial premises like...
Something needs to be done about obesity in Malaysia
A drastic switch in the way things are done seems to be desperately needed in tackling the increasingly urgent issue of obesity in the country.
The fight to eliminate viral hepatitis: Have we done enough?
IN May, 2016, the World Health Assembly adopted the Global Health Sector Strategy on Viral Hepatitis (2016–20) with the objective of eliminating viral
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Free health screening for 65 Penang flood victims
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Relief Agency (MRA) will offer free health checkups to 65 residents who were adversely affected by the recent Penang floods.
Beauty product mishap
Palliative care in Sarawak
WHAT happens when a loved one or someone close to us is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness? Do we just wait until the symptoms of their disease manifest and render them incapable of living t…
Brief citizenship for refugees
Jemilah Mahmood, under secretary-general of IFRC, suggests 120-day citizenship for refugees in host countries - Anadolu Agency
Taiwanese transfer goal
A delegation of medical experts from nine Taiwanese hospitals and clinics led by the Taiwan External Trade and Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會) is visiting Malaysia, hoping to establish a patient transfer system with Malaysian…
A 2014 Interpol report said a gang with possible links to Chinese triads had sold fake pharmaceuticals through nigh…
A 2014 Interpol report said a gang with possible links to Chinese triads had sold fake pharmaceuticals through nightclubs and brothels in Malaysia https://t.co/ams8LrXNyK
Universities of Newcastle and Malaya sign MoU on collaborative intention
KUALA LUMPUR: Newcastle University, which has a campus in Malaysia, and University of Malaya recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) setting out their intention to collaborate more clos…
Health minister: No disease, epidemic, risk cases reported in Penang, Kedah
PUTRAJAYA, Nov 10 — No infections, epidemic and risk cases have been reported in the flooded areas in Penang and Kedah, said Health...
UM's Research Centre Set To Make University Among World's Top 100
Doubts arise over Budget 2018 – will it improve public healthcare, provide optimal patient care?
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health (MOH) is considering certain measures in hopes to reduce the cost of private healthcare among the public. However, questions soon arise as to whether the reduced budget allocation in medical supplies…
Addressing burnout among doctors
Burnout, a complete depletion of energy or strength, is one of the most widely used terms or descriptions; particularly, in recent years—as far as doctors are concerned. Despite the growing numbers among doctors who experience bu…
Survey says: 70% want lower life and health insurance premiums
Survey of 1,505 people mirrors that of a 2015 Bank Negara survey which found affordability was the main reason people did not buy policies or allowed policies to lapse.
Health Ministry finds over 100,000 Form Four students under stress
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 10 ― A nationwide screening conducted by the Health Ministry has found more than 100,000 of fourth formers facing...
Minister: Programmes to detect mental health issues available nationwide
PARLIAMENT | Early screening programmes in all health clinics are crucial, says Dr S Subramaniam.
Zero AIDS by 2030
LANGKAWI: Kedah's tourism jewel has emerged as the first island in the country to embark on a campaign to achieve the government's Malaysia Zero AIDS in 2030 campaign.