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Grab partners MOH to offer its services in 16 Government Hospitals https://t.co/3Mg3IgXdAK via @malaysia601

Grab, a leading on-demand transportation platform recently announced a joint partnership with the Mi...

Bigger budget needed for mental health programme -

The current allocation of 30% of the health budget is insufficient to fund prevention and treatment programmes for those suffering from mental health issues.

Rabies claims 8th person in Sarawak

The 11-year-old boy showed symptoms of the disease, such as pain and weakness in the right arm and vomiting, on April 18.

So many myths about cancer

I would like to clear the air on myths and perceptions of cancer circulated on social media.

Grooming future doctors

U PON completing the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery programme (better known as MBBS), every medical student has to go through further training as a house officer, also known as houseman, to become a fully registered me…

Finding a listening ear

AFTER a generally protected and mostly regimented secondary school life, furthering one’s studies at an institute of higher education is an exciting move for many school leavers.

Health clinics to have e-payment facility -

It will be implemented in phases, beginning with 12 clinics in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, and 45 clinics in Selangor this month.

Update on CPD Points – what you need to know before 1 July 2018

Growing old in an innovative new age

FEW of us like to dwell on how we will fare once we become senior citizens.

RM1.9 Billion spent on health in NS

SEREMBAN: In order to ensure the health of the people in the state, the government through the Ministry of Health has spent RM1.924 billion for health services in five years from 2013.

International Conference on Manual Therapy

MAHSA University's physiotherapy department is organising the country's first International Conference on Manual Therapy from May 3 to 7 at its Saujana Putra

On the pneumococcal vaccine

Pneumococcus bacteria causes potentially deadly pneumococcal diseases that can be prevented with a vaccine that has been proven safe and effective over nearly a decade of use.

Abeer Medical Group collaborates with KPJ Healthcare Malaysia to harness modern technology to treat cancer -

Muscat : Abeer Medical Group, a leading healthcare provider in the GCC, and KPJ Healthcare, Malaysia inked a pact for medical referrals and other associated cooperation at an event held at Abeer Hospital, Ruwi, Oman in order to e…

Nurses - The ultimate heroines

“THIS is how you should hold the baby. Make sure the milk is of the right temperature before you start feeding,” the nurse instructs the nervous young mother. My wife and I had just arrived at the home of a distant relative who’d…

Doctors Chat Groups: Telegram or Whatsapp?

Inching closer to integrated healthcare in Southeast Asia

Patients that rely on insurance coverage face many complexities and long wait times. Approval processes to get access to services or medication, or claims processes for hefty payments, can be frustrating. Insurance companies are…

Ireka awarded RM92m contract from Pantai Hospital

Ireka Corp Bhd has received a contract for the construction of a hospital building and refurbishment works from Pantai Hospital Ayer Keroh in Melaka for RM92 million.

NTP boosts medical tourism

KUALA LUMPUR: MALAYSIA has been recognised as a medical and health tourism attraction in Asia since 2015, thanks to the healthcare initiatives introduced under the National Transformation Programme (NTP).

Shah Alam folk laud hospital

SHAH ALAM: Hospital (HSAS), which is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, is poised to become a world-class medical facility.

Malaysian travellers not infected with measles: Health DG

KUALA LUMPUR: The Ministry of Health (MOH) has clarified that the two Malaysians who were in contact with a New Zealand measles patient recently are healthy and do not exhibit any symptom of being infected.

Eat Well : Shake off the salt

Reduce salt intake to stay healthy

Practise healthy living habits

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysians should have greater awareness about taking care of their health and embracing a healthy lifestyle, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.

Coping with student mental health

JUST earlier this month, the country was shocked by a suicide ­— a 20-year-old, a former Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia high achiever, jumped off a building in Seremban, Negri Sembilan.

Malaysia: MEDxUM’s first medical conference for medical students

This milestone conference offered these students insight into their choices after graduation.