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Health Office to hold immunisation census

BINTULU: The Bintulu Health Office will hold an immunisation census for children aged 15 and below at Sungai Plan and the Kampung Pisang squatter area. Bintulu Health officer Dr Norliza Jusoh said …

Malaysian university contest to 'convert' gay students sparks anger

Being LGBT is bad for health "like smoking", a campaign in the Muslim-majority country claims, sparking anger.

Hospital clients complete bakery, culinary skills training

KUCHING: Five Hospital Sentosa clients have completed their three-month bakery and culinary skills training at the Mental Health Foundation (MHF) in Kuala Lumpur. MHF chairman Tan Sri Datuk Hashim …

Red Crescent to the fore

VOLUNTEERISM comes from the heart. Not just any ordinary heart, but one that knows no fear and driven by a passion to care and help those in distress.

Parliament passes Dental Bill 2017

KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 — The Parliament today passed the Dental Bill 2017, which aims to regulate the dental profession in the country...

Correct way to keep children safe in cars

A letter from DATUK DR AMAR-SINGH HSS,Senior consultant paediatrician,Hospital RPB Ipoh.DR TOH TECK HOCK, Consultant paediatrician,Hospital Sibu. PROFESSOR DR KRISHNAN RAJAM,Senior consultant family physician, Penang Medical Coll…

Penang Adventist Hospital unveils RM3.3m heart centre | theSundaily

GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Adventist Hospital has officially unveiled its new RM3.3 million heart centre to meet increasing needs in heart health. Its president

Committee to address issue of physical inactivity for NCDs

KUALA LUMPUR: The International Scientific Committee on Exercise Medicine comprising experts from various countries to regulate exercise medicine globally wants to address the issue of physical ina…

Tunku Laksamana Johor Cancer Centre opens in 2020 -

It will be built in Iskandar Puteri and led by Singapore-headquartered healthcare specialist Asian American Medical Group.

Health dept defends nurse in Langkawi Hospital video -

A police report was lodged against a man who recorded a video of him complaining to a nurse.

Bothered by over-heated Banting hospital dispensary

A REGULAR visitor to Banting Hospital in Selangor expressed dissatisfaction with the atmosphere of the hospital’s pharmacy.

A boost for the Malaysian Mental Health Association https://t.co/L96C4kcdDg via @staronline

IN AN effort to aid mental health support services, Eu Yan Sang Malaysia donated RM100,154.88 to the Malaysian Mental Health Association (MMHA).

‘Strategic planning needed for good health services’

KUCHING: The state needs strategic planning to ensure Sarawakians get good medical services in the near future. Assistant Minister of Education and Technological Research Dr Annuar Rapaee said this…

‘Get Mouth Fit’ road carnival on during Oral Health Month

KUCHING: Colgate-Palmolive is organising a ‘Get Mouth Fit’ road carnival at Mydin Vista Tunku in Petra Jaya here in conjunction with Oral Health Month. The roadshow is held in collaboration with My…

Rising global demand set to propel Malaysia’s medical devices sector exports to reach RM21.37b

KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 — The rising global healthcare demand is set to propel the Malaysian medical devices sector’s exports to...

Spending on cancer treatment sufficient, says govt

Health ministry says treatment of cancer heavily subsidised despite rising cost of drugs, and regional centres for cancer treatment have also been upgraded.

4,843 specialist doctors serving with Health Ministry as at January 2018

Kota Baru hospital pathology unit to be upgraded

THE pathology unit at Raja Perempuan Zainab II Hospital (HRPZ II) in Kota Baru, Kelantan will be upgraded to accommodate the unit’s growing workload. Deputy Health Minister Hilmi Yahaya said…

MIC raises RM139,000 to settle deceased Malaysian’s hospital bills, repatriate body

KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 ― The MIC has raised about RM139,000 to assist the family of Penang-born businessman T. Thangaratnam who died in...

PUC, Doctor2U app developer to jointly promote blockchain tech for healthcare sector | theSundaily

PETALING JAYA: PUC Bhd is looking to collaborate with Ali Health Sdn Bhd to jointly promote blockchain technology and other related solutions to the healthcare

Clinics without doctors, power supply

Almost half of state’s government clinics run by assistant medical officers and nurses KUCHING: Forty-five per cent of 209 clinics in Sarawak are without doctors while most of them are manne…

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in Malaysia, accounting for 19.8% of all medically certified cancer mor…

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in Malaysia, accounting for 19.8% of all medically certified cancer mortality in this country Read more at https://t.co/2BfykXKiBy https://t.co/GKe82jR5hm via @staronline

Always take care of your health — Deputy Resident of Kapit

KAPIT: Maintaining good health is most important in life, participants of a celebration to mark ‘World Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Day’ at the Civic Centre here were told recently. Thus, they should…

Hidden health risks in sugary breakfast cereals https://t.co/6OmckGlCOm via @TODAYonline

KUALA LUMPUR — Breakfast cereals have long been marketed as the best way to start your day, but such products may now be closer to candy than they are to wholegrain foods of before. While many may consider a bowl of cereal and mi…