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MP to look into Sandakan hospital parking issue

SANDAKAN: Sandakan member of parliament Stephen Wong Tien Fatt will look into the parking space issue at Hospital Duchess of Kent (HDOK). Wong, who is also the Minister of Health and Well-being, sa…

Three tasks to ensure proper health reform

The Government has an opportunity to implement major reforms and introduce significant changes to our healthcare system which would have been difficult to undertake previously.

APC problems? Here's who to email.

Regarding the delays in issuing of APC by the MMC

The Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) is aware of the problems faced by its registered medical practitioners in obtaining their annual practicing certificates (APCs). As a result of the MMC’s corpora…

Profile: Heart of the matter - The Edge Markets

In the 1970s, Tan Sri Dr Yahya Awang was a cardiac surgeon working in a government hospital with just five beds for heart patients. He saw the hospital having to turn away patients, many of whom had come from the kampung, because…

Pharmacists want more inclusive healthcare system

The Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society says new PH government should be given a chance to implement its vision for a better healthcare system.

Mercy Malaysia begins immediate humanitarian aid in Palestine

News and Press Release in English on occupied Palestinian territory about Education, Health and more; published on 16 May 2018 by MERCY Malaysia

If you take care of your health, you can be as fit as Dr M

HE is 92, but is physically fit and his mind is sharp.

Doctors want royal commission on healthcare

LETTER | Healthcare is a basic right of the rakyat and not a commodity to be bought and sold.

Malaysia: Novel sensing platform to detect early prostate cancer

2017 MAKNA Cancer Research Award winner Conlathan Ibau talked about developing a prostate cancer sensor that could replace the digital rectum examination.

UTAR unveils newly merged programme

KUCHING: Over the years, the awareness of global environmental problems has risen significantly, with issues ranging from climate change and pollution to depletion of natural resources known to hav…

Who do you want to see as Health Minister?

HSA warns of 2 herbal products from Malaysia; woman admitted to ICU, man develops medical problems

SINGAPORE: The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has sounded the alarm on two health products obtained from Malaysia after two people in Singapore developed medical problems after taking them. One of the consumers was even admitted…

Health sector challenges for new government

From TAN SRI DR HAJI MOHD ISMAIL MERICAN of Former Director General of Health, Malaysia.

Another human rabies case reported in Sarawak

The Malaysian Ministry of Health (KKM) announced one new human rabies case in Kampong Sandong, Kuching, Sarawak. This makes four human cases this year and 10 since last summer. The latest case is a child , a foreign national, age…

I Caregiver: Staying hydrated during Ramadan

IT’S that time of the year again when Muslims around the world would observe a month of fasting, which constitutes, among others, refraining from food and drink from sunrise to sunset during the holy month of Ramadan.

A prescription for the nation ― Adeeba Kamarulzaman | Malay Mail

MAY 12 ― Much has been made of the fact that our 7th Prime Minister and Tun Dr Siti Hasmah and the Deputy Prime Minister are all doctors who appear to have come at the right time to heal the nation of the many things that have ai…

animal doctors needed http://po.st/FcQsBO via @staronline

THEY are doctors who diagnose “patients” that are unable to speak for themselves.

We thank you for your service

SEGAMAT: MIC president Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam has lost the Segamat parliamentary seat after holding it for three terms.

MRC Sibu chapter adopts three newborns

Sleep on it

The importance of getting adequate sleep cannot be overemphasised because it helps ensure our mental wellbeing.

** Less than 2 months left ** Are you prepared for the new enforcement? Update on CPD Points - what you need to kno…

** Less than 2 months left ** Are you prepared for the new enforcement? Update on CPD Points - what you need to know before 1 July 2018 https://t.co/oEk5wtoR41

Singapore recalls Malaysia-made kaya over suspected contamination by pest droppings

SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) has recalled a brand of kaya or coconut jam over suspected contamination.

Pacific Partnership 2018 Concludes in Malaysia

TAWAU, Malaysia -- Pacific Partnership 2018, the largest annual multilateral humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission, concluded pierside of expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Brunswick (T-EPF…