14,178 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
14,178 archived reports
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Malaysia's AI lung screening at public clinics has found 724 lung nodules and 73 high-risk cancer cases among 9,174 patients — 26.9% had abnormal chest X-rays. Catching cancer early at the community level 🫁
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore are further strengthening their strategic health partnership to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs), coordinate Nutri-Grade food labelling policies and explore opportunities on medical to…
Malaysia targets 902 public health clinics with integrated lung care by end of 2026 — TB, COPD, lung cancer screening, asthma and AI chest X-ray under one roof. Respiratory health just got a serious upgrade 🫁
Malaysia & Singapore ink a health MOU — aligned Nutri-Grade food labels, cross-border referrals to Johor private hospitals, and Medisave coverage in the works. Bilateral healthcare diplomacy getting serious 🤝
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore are further strengthening their strategic health partnership to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs), coordinate Nutri-Grade food labelling policies and explore opportunities on medical to…
Malaysian private healthcare doesn’t just sell treatment anymore — it increasingly sells speed, reassurance, and escape from public-sector friction. Useful provocation if you’re thinking about why costs keep climbing. 🏥
Malaysian private health care increasingly sells reassurance, status, speed, and separation from public-sector discomfort, while speaking the language of health. The result is not merely rising costs. It is the gradual commercial…
Malaysia-Singapore health ties are getting more operational: NCDs, Nutri-Grade labelling, medtech, and medical tourism in one MOU. Cross-border policy alignment matters more than another photo-op. 🤝
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Singapore are further strengthening their strategic health partnership to address non-communicable diseases (NCDs), coordinate Nutri-Grade food labelling policies and explore opportunities on medical to…
A dengue patient got a Chinese-language monitoring card at a KL clinic. Perkasa objected. Health literacy advocates fired back: diseases don't recognise race — multilingual health info saves lives. Malaysia's hospitals walk a political tightrope 🏥
A contributor who was directly involved in the National Health Literacy Policy drafted by MOH and WHO defends the use of Chinese-language clinic appointment cards to ensure continuity of care. Diseases don't recognise race, relig…
43 Malaysian babies under 5 months died of whooping cough in 2023. MOH's free Tdap jab in pregnancy cuts that risk by up to 93%. Doctors are urging all pregnant mums to get vaccinated — it protects baby from birth 💉
Tdap vaccine has been proven to be safe for both mother and baby, and is widely used around the world, showing no increased risk to pregnancies.
At the World Health Assembly, Dzulkefly: "When health is politicised, worst still weaponised, the most vulnerable pay the highest price." Malaysia pushes for humanitarian access and showcases its "5S" reforms in Geneva 🌍
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has emphasised the importance of guaranteeing unobstructed access to humanitarian aid amidst a progressively unstable geopolitical environment.
At the World Health Assembly, Dzulkefly: "When health is politicised, worst still weaponised, the most vulnerable pay the highest price." Malaysia pushes for humanitarian access and showcases its "5S" reforms in Geneva 🌍
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has emphasised the importance of guaranteeing unobstructed access to humanitarian aid amidst a progressively unstable geopolitical environment.
Malaysia ramps up Ebola surveillance after WHO declared the Congo/Uganda Bundibugyo outbreak a global health emergency. No cases here — but airports and ports are on high alert. Travellers from affected regions: seek care if symptomatic within 21 days 🚨
A 6% SST on foreign patients has not hit Malaysia's healthcare travel sector yet, says Amir Hamzah. Tax changes may hurt perception before they hurt volume. 💼
GEORGE TOWN: The 6% sales and service tax (SST) imposed on foreign patients seeking treatment in Malaysia has not affected the healthcare travel sector, says Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan
Wrong-language card given at a KL clinic; the health dept says counselling was verbal and notes were in BM. Trust can break on admin errors alone. 🏥
The department says the medical officer on duty had provided all necessary verbal explanations and recorded the clinical notes on the card in Bahasa Melayu.
Are nicotine vapes now effectively illegal in Malaysia? MMA wants MOH and Finance Ministry to clarify — the High Court ruling puts liquid nicotine back on the Poisons List, and you can't tax an illegal product 🚭
MMA wants the Health and Finance Ministries to clarify if liquid nicotine remains on the Poisons List, after the High Court struck down its 2023 removal from the list, and if nicotine vapes are now effectively illegal and hence c…
44% of Malaysian nurses have experienced workplace abuse — slapped, punched, nearly strangled. Over 3,000 left for abroad last year. The people keeping hospitals running are quietly breaking 🏥
Behind the smiles on these healthcare workers' faces are stories of exhaustion, abuse and emotional strain rarely spoken about.
Fake medicines in Malaysia are treated as commercial offences, not public health crimes. No clear legal definition, no mandatory minimum sentences — and counterfeiters exploit stigma to target the vulnerable 💊
Fake medicines have survived for centuries because human vulnerability has remained constant. Malaysia’s true challenge is not simply defeating counterfeiters, but overcoming the ancient habits that allow them to thrive.
Fake medicines in Malaysia are treated as commercial offences, not public health crimes. No clear legal definition, no mandatory minimum sentences — and counterfeiters exploit stigma to target the vulnerable 💊
Fake medicines have survived for centuries because human vulnerability has remained constant. Malaysia’s true challenge is not simply defeating counterfeiters, but overcoming the ancient habits that allow them to thrive.
3 in 4 Malaysians eat too much salt — averaging 7.3g/day vs WHO's 5g limit. Much of it is hidden in sauces, soups & instant noodles. Your hawker meal may be saltier than you think 🧂
Experts warn hidden sodium in everyday meals is quietly increasing the risk of hypertension and heart disease.
3 in 4 Malaysians eat too much salt — averaging 7.3g/day vs WHO's 5g limit. Much of it is hidden in sauces, soups & instant noodles. Your hawker meal may be saltier than you think 🧂
Experts warn hidden sodium in everyday meals is quietly increasing the risk of hypertension and heart disease.
Malaysians paid RM100k–RM180k for aesthetic medicine courses — and now find out the academy isn't accredited by MMC or MOHE. 7 police reports filed. Who is certifying these injections? 💉
KUALA LUMPUR: An academy at the centre of controversial aesthetic medicine courses should come forward to clarify issues surrounding its training programmes, says Datuk Seri Michael Chong.
Hantavirus doesn't spread person-to-person like Covid. Most infections happen by inhaling contaminated dust from rodents. What Malaysians need to know 🐀
Experts say awareness and simple precautions remain the best defence against rodent-borne illnesses.
WHO DG Tedros at the World Health Assembly: Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks are just the latest crises in 'dangerous and divisive' times — with US funding cuts leaving WHO 21% poorer 🚨
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the diseases are the latest crises in a troubled world facing conflicts, economic crises and aid cuts.
WHO DG Tedros at the World Health Assembly: Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks are just the latest crises in 'dangerous and divisive' times — with US funding cuts leaving WHO 21% poorer 🚨
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the diseases are the latest crises in a troubled world facing conflicts, economic crises and aid cuts.
Malaysia is at the World Health Assembly pushing for rare disease care, mental health access & affordable medicines. Dzulkefly delivers the Country Statement today in Geneva 🌍
PETALING JAYA: Malaysia will use the 79th World Health Assembly (WHA79) to push for people-centred health reforms, humanitarian assistance and stronger regional cooperation while showcasing its leadership in areas including rare…