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Unhappy with mere termination of service - Letters | The Star Online http://po.st/0wgtDk via @staronline

A letter from UPSET NETIZEN, Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia first stop in HealthifyMe regional expansion

Doctor trades stethoscope for spade in healing effort - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/cY2qah via @staronline

JOHOR BARU: He traded his stethoscope for a spade and encourages his “patients” to visit a vegetable farm.

Report: Death by ‘superbugs’ sees tenfold increase in last four years | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 18 — Cases of deaths caused by a superbug that usually plagues patients receiving long-term treatment which requires invasive devices have spiked ten-fold over the last four years, The Star reported. Quoting Hea…

Rights to health in your hands - naturalLy | The Star Online http://po.st/Oj9TiP via @staronline

The authorities can do more to ensure that people have solid information on medical practices and issues. A healthy society is the foundation of a prosperous nation.

The "red" doctor

Family support vital for effective diabetes management, says Diabetes Malaysia president | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 17 ― When British medical journal The Lancet in 2014 crowned Malaysia the most obese country in Asia, many Malaysians expressed their agreement over social media. That study also said this affected almost half t…

Sacking of ‘predator’ hailed - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/toRKDv via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: News that the orthopaedics department head accused of sexually harassing female housemen has been dismissed from service was greeted with relief from his victims.

A.I. can help improve patient outcomes

Spotting and preventing medical problems early on is far cheaper and more efficient than catching them late. Artificial intelligence in healthcare is helping to fill in the gaps by diligently mining as much data as possible and m…

Malaysian AIDS Council president on tackling HIV head on | Malay Mail

KUALA LUMPUR. Nov 17 ― It has almost been three years since Bakhtiar Talhah took the helm of the Malaysian AIDS Council (MAC). Since then, the MAC president said things were moving in the right direction despite the constant batt…

Vape, shisha not included in smoking ban, says Dzulkefly - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/2MSLO8 via @staronline

PUTRAJAYA (Bernama): The ban on smoking at all restaurants, food outlets and hawker stalls which will take effect from Jan 1 next year does not include puffing on vaporised liquid nicotine (vape) and shisha, according to Health M…

Hope for overseas docs to return - Letters | The Star Online http://po.st/VmxM4D via @staronline

A letter from DISILLUSIONED MALAYSIAN DOCTOR, Melaka.

Indian health-fitness app start-up forays into Malaysia

As part of its overseas geographic expansion into southeast Asia, Indian health and fitness app, HealthifyMe, has forayed into Malaysia to offer its services including diet and fitness plans, said a top official on Friday.

Doc in sexual harassment case sacked

Sime Darby looking to acquire hospitals to boost healthcare business - Business News | The Star Online http://po.st/oFwhJv via @staronline

Government working to standardise medicine prices, says Dzulkefly

The health minister says prices will be controlled through existing laws such as the Price Control Act and the Anti-Profiteering Act 2011.

Sabah: More TB screenings at entry points

Kota Kinabalu: The State Government is looking into setting up screening centres at all immigration entry points in the state to prevent the spread of diseases especially tuberculosis (TB) by immigrants.

Penang kopitiam nasi kandar smoking ban compared to selling condoms

GEORGE TOWN (Bernama): Clarification on the smoking ban at Penang's open-air restaurants starting this December, that's what a few Pakatan Rakyat representatives asked for today (Nov 15) at the Penang State Legislative Assembly.

Abuses, unhealthy practices in school free meal programme

An audit in 2015 points to incompetence leading to leakages and poor quality of food.

One in 10 Malaysian men, one in nine women at risk of getting cancer

Sabah's flying doctor service to resume

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah has the potential to become the main destination for health tourism in the region, says state Health and People’s Wellbeing Minister Datuk Stephen Wong Tien Fatt.

Sharing the health benefits of qigong - Metro News | The Star Online http://po.st/nje03x via @staronline

MIRI: Qigong practitioners should make a greater effort to promote its health benefits to all.

Malaysia to have tighter rules on child marriages - Nation | The Star Online http://po.st/8hl9AY via @staronline

KUALA LUMPUR: Laws to better protect the interest of those involved in child marriages will be tabled in Parliament by the middle of next year, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

All health, dental clinics to implement TPC-OHCIS — Dr Dzulkefly

SEREMBAN: The Health Ministry (MoH) is expected to extend the implementation of Teleprimary Care and Oral Health Clinic Information System (TPC-OHCIS), to all health and dental clinics beginning ne…