14,216 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
14,216 archived reports
thestar.com.my
Serian state of emergency declared after haze API hits 521 — Malaysia's first haze emergency. Government offices closed; only essential services run. 😷
Malaysia loses Dr Ronald McCoy, 96: obstetrician, former MMA president, co-founder of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. 🕊
Doctors warn long-term haze exposure raises lung cancer, heart disease and miscarriage risk, and can stunt lung growth in children, per MOH's advisory. 🫁
Malaysia's Health Ministry moves from quick fixes to structural reform: outsourcing cut MRI waits 20%, AV fistula surgery waits 75%. MediAsas insurance next. 🏥
Sarawak health minister Dr Sim Kui Hian: cut outdoor activity as API tops 200, asthma & COPD patients should use preventive puffers now. Hospitals seeing more haze-related cases. 😷
RSV kills ~100,000 kids under 5 worldwide yearly. Malaysian doctors now debate who gets new RSV vaccines/antibodies first as cost keeps them out of reach for many families. 👶
⛺ 6,000+ scouts from 12 countries are in Penang for a jamboree — organisers set up a haze "war room" with hourly API checks, ready to move kids indoors.