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Tackling obesity

JAKARTA As concerns grow about rising obesity in Southeast Asia, Indonesia plans to introduce legislation next year aimed at reducing the content of s

HSL to organise blood donation drive this Saturday

KUCHING: Construction specialist Hock Seng Lee Bhd (HSL) is organising a blood donation drive this Saturday, Nov 11, at Boulevard Shopping Mall here. The firm is responding to a call from Sarawak G…

Possible to cap private hospital fees?

THE Health Ministry wants to introduce a ceiling price system to protect private hospital patients from being saddled with high medical bills.

Island Hospital upgrade may be shelved

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 8 — The project to expand and upgrade Island Hospital in Jalan Peel here may have to be abandoned if the Health...

Health Ministry prepared for second wave of floods

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 — The Health Ministry is ready to face the eventuality of a second wave of floods in the country. Director-General...

Making cancer drugs cheaper

MP SPEAKS | Faulty reasoning used to justify reluctance to pursue compulsory licence for life-saving meds.

Status report for clinics in Sarawak

LONG BEDIAN, Baram: The State Health Department will come up with a comprehensive report on the condition of clinics across the state, revealed Assistant Minister of Housing and Public Health Dr An…

Housemen hoping for shorter working hours Housemen hopeful for shorter working hours

Kota Kinabalu: Overworked housemen serving in hospitals are hopeful for shorter working hours following the Health Ministry's decision to set up a system to analyse their working patterns.

No wheelchair for patient

KUALA LUMPUR: A patient seeking emergency treatment at Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) was shocked when she was not provided with a wheelchair despite her leg injury.

59 cases of baby dumping recorded Jan to June

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 7 — Fifty-nine cases of baby dumping were reported between January and June this year, with Selangor recorded the...

Mercy delivers aid to Penang

GEORGE TOWN: Aid organisation Mercy Malaysia has been on the ground in the past 72 hours in Penang to provide assistance to parties affected by the floods. To

Most likely elephantiasis

KUALA NERANG, Nov 7 — “It is hard for the eyes to see, harder still for the shoulders which carry the load.” Alas, a suitable...

50% of 3.6 mln Malaysian diabetics are women

Pharmaniaga promotes access to affordable generic medicine

Subra: Bundling concept can lower private hospital prices

Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam says government aware of high medical charges charged by private hospitals, and are in discussions to find a solution.

DAP: No reason to cut healthcare with GST revenue

Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching says despite collecting more revenue from GST, budget for medicine supply in hospitals has been reducing since 2015.

Dr Ho Weng Kee: Developing a breast cancer assessment tool

Dr. Balbir and Dr. Timothy are both this year’s recipients of the Merdeka Award

Malaria is something most of us have heard about, and know to be a mosquito-borne illness that's a big issue in African countries probably. But in 1999, malaria hit a little closer to home- in Sarawak's Kapit region, to be exact.…

AGC rejects hospital nursing sister’s letter of representation

KUALA LUMPUR: The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has rejected a government hospital nursing sister’s letter of representation for review of the seven charges against her. Emiliana Saigol @ Martha was charged in two Magistrate’…

What do you do if your spouse has a mental illness?

SGH dept first in state to receive international food safety cert

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital’s Department of Dietetics and Food Services created history on Oct 17 when it became the first among 23 government hospitals in Sarawak to receive the Hazard Analy…

Allianz Malaysia launches insurance plan specially for diabetics

KUCHING: Buying a medical plan is often a complex and frustrating effort for diabetics due to the seriousness of the illness Thankfully, Allianz Life Insurance Malaysia Bhd’s brand new Allianz Diab…

Cambridge-Malaysia research alliance

Medical researchers in Cambridge UK and Malaysia have joined forces to investigate potential new cures for some of the deadliest and most debilitating diseases on the planet. The Capella Building at the burgeoning Cambridge Biome…