Malaysian Medical Resources
14,278 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
AUG 20 — The recent expose about medical colleagues conversing in languages other than Malay and English during formal ward rounds or in workplace had really caught my attention. When I was a houseman, the demographics of patient…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — Doctors must speak only Bahasa Malaysia or English when discussing a patient’s progress during ward visits, Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said. He was responding to the controversy that erupted af…
The deputy health DG says there are many available positions outside of the Klang Valley, but students prefer to wait.
Dr Azman Abu Bakar says it is not true that the fate of housemen lies in the hands of specialists and medical officers alone.
BEIJING, Aug 19 — In the never-ending debate over language, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s prescription for Malaysians remains simple: Learn Malay to communicate with all local communities, but master English because it is universal.…
The victim has suffered internal injuries including broken ribs.
MALAYSIANSKINI | Ong Mei Ching has dedicated the past 14 years helping patients live a fulfilling life.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18 — Roche Malaysia assured patients that the Health Ministry’s suspension of the Patient Access Scheme (PASc) did not affect its free-drug programme at private hospitals. The pharmaceutical company said the Roc…
AUGUST 18 ― Dear most respected doctors, It is now 100 days since Pakatan Harapan took over and we are ever so hopeful of sweeping and rapid changes that will propel us out of the dire straits we are currently stuck in. This is i…
Most cost breakdowns of cleaning contracts do not include the provision of paid annual and medical leave.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 — Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye today spoke of the need for more neurosurgeons to serve in public and private health care centres in the semi-urban and rural areas. He said that currently there were…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry has denied that certain cancer drugs cost more in public health facilities than in private hospitals.
In a follow-up on the rabies outbreak in Sarawak, Malaysia, The Ministry of Health Malaysia (MOH) is reporting an additional human rabies case 49-year-old farmer from Sri Aman Division. According to health officials, he was bitte…
LETTER | The medical profession in Malaysia is not all about doom and gloom.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The Health Ministry today denied that a doctor who penned a letter on lesbian, gay and transgender (LGBT) issues had been transferred to Putrajaya’s Public Service Department. In a tweet, Health Ministry di…
KUALA LUMPUR: People receiving treatment for cancer or rare disorders already covered by the Patient Access Scheme (PASc) will not have their access to free medication halted, says the Health Minister.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — The Health Ministry is working on a comprehensive health package to address the needs of Malaysians in the B40 category, said Dzulkefly Ahmad. The minister said a committee will be formed by the ministry to…
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 16 — Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy have cautioned the Pakatan Harapan government against suspending giving out free innovative drugs to treat cancer and rare diseases which accompany the Patient Acce…
The deputy prime minister says this is on top of raising the minimum marriageable age to 18, boosting literacy and eradicating poverty.
KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations into the case of a senior doctor alleged to have sexually harassed female housemen in his hospital will be completed next week, says Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Hannah Yeoh.