14,177 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
14,177 archived reports
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Johor’s MB wants MOH to immediately fill critical vacancies at 3 major hospitals — a reminder that healthcare capacity is only as strong as the staff available to run it.
Malaysia wants to make its own IVIg, albumin and clotting factors. MOH says a first plasma-fractionation plant within 5 years could protect patients from global supply shocks. 🩸
🌫️ Haze worsens in Sarawak: 5 districts now unhealthy on the API as Kalimantan fires spread smoke. NREB urges masks, less outdoor time for kids, elderly & respiratory patients.
A fatal assault at a Perak care home shows certification alone is not enough, says Kendana: caregiver standards, licensing and council approvals must be connected.
Qmed Asia has teamed up with Intel to roll out a Smart Ward platform in Malaysian hospitals, unifying bedside monitors into one real-time dashboard for clinicians. 🏥
From a cat-scratch infection to Covid lung damage: vet pathologist Prof Vanessa Herder on how animal disease research reshapes pandemic preparedness (One Health). 🔬
"If MOH were a person, we'd be doing CPR." An anonymous specialist says Malaysia's Health Ministry needs an apolitical task force of healthcare pros — not politicians — to lead reform. 🚑
A fall isn't just physical — it leaves lasting fear too. Grab bars, non-slip mats & better lighting at home go a long way, says physio Gunasekaran Sukumaran. 🏠
Fear of falling keeps many seniors from moving — but chair squats, wall push-ups & balance training can rebuild strength and confidence, say Malaysian physios. 💪
About 15% of Malaysians 60+ fall at least once a year (NHMS 2025) — yet the country still has no national falls prevention strategy, says geriatrician Dr Tan Maw Pin. 🩺
RM65 a month. That's the proposed price point for Malaysia's new basic health insurance scheme, expected in 2027. The goal is simple: give more Malaysians access to affordable coverage before a medical emergency becomes a financial disaster. 🏥 The details will matter.
Hundreds mourned Kuching nurse Vanessa Ewot, 37, who died after a night shift at Sarawak General Hospital. Colleagues want chronic understaffing addressed as post-mortem awaited. 🕯️
Malaysia's healthcare debate is sliding from standardisation into "commoditisation", warns a hospital-ops doctor — squeeze care too far and it stops being different. 🏥
Sarawak Premier Abang Johari: health screenings found high cholesterol in Kapit & obesity in Sibu. State will study diet links & wants more dietitians. 🍚