Malaysian Medical Resources
14,194 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
MOH describes its moratorium on new clinical research centres (CRCs) as a "proactive step" to bolster research capacity. MOH says not every hospital hosting a CRC is equipped for extensive clinical trials, hence a moratorium opti…
But there is a better indicator: recruitment. Between 2019 and last year, the Health Ministry recruited 9,822 of them and plans to take in 6,000 more this year and the next. But as the inflow increases, so does the outflow.
Then-DG Hisham said in 2022 the RCSEd cardiothoracic surgery parallel pathway was co-organised by MOH. "It's quality assured to international standards by RCSEd". He said in 2014 the parallel pathway would halve the time to produ…
KOTA BHARU: A two-month-old baby boy has died due to pertussis (whooping cough) in Kelantan.
GEORGE TOWN, March 27 — The National Poison Centre (NPC) of Universiti Sains Malaysia has recorded a five-fold increase in poisoning cases due to electronic cigarettes...
Dr Dzul plans for a national EMR system covering both public and private health care facilities that enables precision medicine, and also precision public health from big data analytics. Selayang Hospital will be the first hospit…
Arthritis Foundation Malaysia and Psoriasis Association of Malaysia back MOH's proposal for a national health insurance scheme, saying this will boost access to expensive biologics that cost RM20,000-RM50,000 annually. Targeted t…
The Malaysian Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis Selangor says its Van Mesra project, with funding assistance from the state government, provides TB patients with transport to health clinics at no cost, improving the…
Dr RA Lingeswaran and the Section Concerning House Officers and Medical Officers express confusion over the council’s statement to the contrary.
PETALING JAYA: All outdoor activities need to be suspended at schools located in Level 1 Hear Alert areas, says Datuk Dr Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan.
AstraZeneca, together with health care industry leaders, have entered a strategic partnership to advance early actions in chronic kidney disease management through use of digital solutions such as the MyCKD CPG app and the Kidney…
Referrals by HRPB for heart bypass or valve surgeries were highest to IJN among cardiac centres in 2020 and 2021, but referrals to Penang Hospital exceeded those to IJN in 2022 and 2023. Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee calls for a cardi…
MELAKA, March 21 — The Melaka Health Department has strengthened the monitoring of three main illnesses that often occur during the hot weather, said state Health, Human...
MOH data shows the number of medical officers who didn't report for duty at their placements for permanent appointments surged 1,333% from 78 in 2022 to 1,118 in 2023. This is an 18-point jump, in just 1 year, from 2% to 20% of d…
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KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — The Health Ministry is requesting more funding due to spiralling medical supply prices that have risen threefold in some cases, said Datuk Seri Dzulkefly...
Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says pharmaceutical products cost up to five times more when purchased through tender.
PUTRAJAYA, March 19 — The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a total of 8,803 compounds, amounting to over RM2 million, last month on offences for smoking and the prevention and...
One of them, a face cream, contains mercury which can damage the kidneys and nervous system.
The Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists, College of Anaesthesiologists, and Malaysian Society of Intensive Care say the landmark ruling on Columbia Asia negligence case may lead to higher referrals of complex cases to an over…
PUTRAJAYA, March 19 — The number of dengue cases dropped to 3,238 cases in the 10th Epidemiology Week (ME10) between March 3 and 9 from 3,268 cases in the previous week with...
Its special medical committee agrees to allow specialists trained at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh to apply for gazettement.
Former health minister Khairy Jamaluddin says deputy health minister Lukanisman Awang Sauni’s statement proves Putrajaya caved in to the will of Big Tobacco over the GEG bill.
Dr RA Lingeswaran calls on the health ministry to clarify the move by the Malaysian Medical Council.