Malaysian Medical Resources
14,266 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
KUALA LUMPUR: Doctors seeking to pursue certain specialties in a public university are now required to take an entrance examination, which will run for the first time next month, says Medical Deans Council of Malaysia chairman Pr…
The PeKa B40 scheme provides free health screening and treatment for the low-income group.
The Malaysian Medical Association and Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy say the government should spend to ensure citizens stay healthy.
KUALA LUMPUR: Nine Health Ministry nursing training institutes (ILKKM) have closed this year and 10 more are set to stop operating by 2021, says Cuepacs.
KUALA LUMPUR: Cervical, ovarian, and uterine cancer were among top 10 dreaded diseases to affect Malaysian women.
The department advises the public not to buy unregistered health products.
LETTER | We list here our serious concerns on the proposed implementation of medicines price control.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Congress of Unions of Employees in the Public and Civil Services (Cuepacs) is disappointed that the government is shutting down the Health Ministry's nursing training institutes (ILKKM).
A purported circular says medical officers will be placed according to the "importance of service".
MELAKA: The state governments' move to combat dengue by releasing sterile mosquitoes into the wild proved impotent as dengue cases here have soared to worrying levels.
Patients told to use 'after working hours' clinic at hospital to avoid such long waits.
KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health department recorded more than 1,000 cases of Hepatitis B annually in the past five years.
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 3 — Malaysian women are increasingly affected by heart ailments that are the nation’s number one killer, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail. She said that over the years, women heart…
GEORGE TOWN: The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the government to impose a total ban on e-cigarettes and vaping products in the count...
The survival rate of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patients, the most common childhood cancer, has doubled over the last 30 years in Malaysia, thanks to genetic-based innovations.
LETTER | A lack of transparency paints the picture of an ineffective and inefficient administrative system.
GEORGE TOWN: A notice warning people to expect a six-hour wait at the Penang Hospital Emergency and Trauma Department (ETD) has not gone down well.
LETTER | Most of us are happy to do our part, but it’s easy to feel demotivated when the system is failing us.
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is planning to introduce strict regulations on the sale and use of electronic cigarettes and vaporisers, health officials said on Tuesday, as countries around the world move to ban devices that have been li…
PETALING JAYA: The introduction of a comprehensive sex education syllabus and improved access to contraceptives could prevent unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions in Malaysia, says Reproductive Rights Advocacy Alliance Malay…
Medical experts clamour for better response, warn of long-term health hazards of haze situation.
KOTA KINABALU, Oct 1 — It takes a lot of work and effort to organise a gala dinner. After all, you have to make it worth a person’s time. Especially if they are paying big bucks to attend. Everything needs to be perfect, from the…
The Pos Lenjang government clinic lacks medicines and the doctor isn't always there, Orang Asli complain.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia is stepping up precautionary measures in the wake of an outbreak of yellow fever in northern Nigeria that has claimed 16 lives.