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Healthcare frontliners near burnout

PETALING JAYA: Frontliners at hospitals in Tawau and Semporna, which have seen one of the highest Covid-19 cases in Sabah, are on the verge of burning...

Sabah doctor tells of nurses in tears, doctors on sleeping pills | Daily Express Online - Sabah's Leading News Portal

A healthcare worker in Sabah claims the biggest challenge for the state to manage the spike in Covid-19 cases is the lack of manpower in hospitals

Study: 3% Of Mild Covid-19 Patients Worsened In Malaysia Early Wave

Half of the participants in a study by Malaysia’s Institute for Clinical Research did not show Covid-19 symptoms upon hospital admission.

Dangerous aesthetic beauty 'quack' doctors

KUALA LUMPUR: The recent tragic death of a young local model, pursuing aesthetic beauty, raised alarm bells among medical practitioners.

Kidney transplant best option for end-stage kidney disease patients

Sime Darby still considering a spin-off of healthcare unit

Sime Darby Bhd and its joint-venture (JV) partner, Australia’s Ramsay Health Care, are still deliberating about whether the market is conducive for the listing of Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care Sdn Bhd (RSDHC), says executive dire…

Sabah Highest Covid-19 Incidence Rate, Selangor Below National Average

Sabah’s and Labuan’s average daily case incidence rate per 100,000 people over the past 14 days exceeded the national average by six to five times, while Penang came in third highest in Malaysia.

Sabah's healthcare system not collapsing, get facts right - Health DG

COVID-19 | Only 52 pct of hospital beds in Sabah are being used, he says.

Malaysia sets new record of 1,240 daily Covid-19 cases

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia recorded 1,240 new Covid-19 cases today – the highest daily tally of infections since the pandemic began in March.

Check beauty centres' licences

The definition of aesthetic medicine is relatively new. In 2013, the Health Ministry defined it as “an area of medical practice that embraces multidisciplinary modalities dedicated to creating a harmonious physical and psychologi…

Safe abortions: Malaysian short film project looks at what would happen if men had unwanted pregnancies (VIDEO) | Malay Mail

PETALING JAYA, Oct 26 — We’ve all heard a rendition of this story before. Girl falls in love with boy, they have unprotected sex, and boy dumps girl once he realises there’s an unwanted pregnancy in the picture. But what if the g…

S'gor loses last green district, but many sub-districts are Covid-19 free

Only Petaling and Kapar are entirely red, 23 of 56 subdistricts green.

Covid-19 is reshaping healthcare with new tech

THE Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of telemedicine in the healthcare industry as governments across the globe impose restrictions on movement as part of efforts to contain the spread of the disease.Malaysia Healthcare…

Perikatan Maintaining 2016 BN Decision To Ban E-Cigarettes With Nicotine

A new Act will be enacted for the use, sale, promotion, sponsorship, and health-related labelling of electronic cigarettes that do not contain nicotine.

Unlikely for Covid-19 infection rate to drop quickly, say medical experts

The Malaysian Medical Association says community transmissions will be the main factor in deciding whether to lift or to extend the CMCO in Selangor.

Businessmen raise half a million ringgit to fight Covid-19 in Sabah

Covid-19: Malaysia records 823 new cases with eight deaths, all cases locally transmitted | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 — Malaysia added another 823 new Covid-19 cases today, bringing the total number of cases to 26,565 as of 12pm today. Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a statement this evening report…

MMA: No need for national emergency, but Sabah desperately needs aid

Its president calls for more healthcare workers to be deployed to the stricken state.

Malaysia breaks daily Covid-19 record with 1,228 cases today, 889 from Sabah alone | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — The Health Ministry reported a whopping 1,228 new Covid-19 cases today, its highest tally since the virus broke out here. Sabah alone saw 889 new cases, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdull…

Putrajaya: Covid-19 vaccine expected to be secured in first quarter of next year | Malay Mail

PUTRAJAYA, Oct 24 — Malaysia is expected to secure access to Covid-19 vaccine supply in the first quarter of next year. The Health Ministry (MOH) along with the Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) in a joint state…

Health D-G says some Covid-19 frontliners about to give up, calls for unity and togetherness | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah today warned that some overworked medical frontliners battling the Covid-19 outbreak are now prepared to throw in their towels. Taking to Facebook, Dr…

University hospital to probe 'mistreatment' of housemen

An anonymous complaint says house officers spend long hours without food or water and face abuse by nurses.

KK Hospital ICU back on its feet with new gear, full team

Hospital Queen Elizabeth II's ICU was almost crippled earlier when nurses tested positive for Covid-19.

Improving palliative care - The Edge Markets

Dr Sharon Choo Yoke Ling was just eight years old when she began to notice the local doctor visiting her home at regular intervals. Her grandfather was terminally ill and living out the remainder of his life at home. Needless to…