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Let this be the last death from home birth

Home births have seen an increase in popularity in recent years in Malaysia, in keeping with birthing trends abroad. A number of social media groups provide support and training on…

5 in 1000 women give birth out of hospitals, says report

IT is estimated that about five in 1,000 women in Malaysia give birth out of hospitals, either not making it to the hospital in time or opting for planned home…

Stomach cancer: Chinese more at risk than Malays

PETALING JAYA - Most diseases tend not to differentiate between colour and creed when it comes to their victims, but stomach cancer is a bit of an exception to the rule, being rather racist in its selection of victims.

PhRMA Criticizes Canada, Korea and Malaysia for 'Onerous and Egregious' IP Practices

MMA: Doctors, facing dim prospects at home, venture abroad

IPOH, Feb 12 — Poor employment terms and promotion prospects in Malaysia could be the reason why local doctors are practising abroad,...

Malaysian newspaper publishes ‘how to spot a gay’ checklist

Sinar Harian says LGBT people identifiable by beards, branded clothes and going to gym

Hilmi: No special leave for govt doctors, nurses to serve abroad

KANGAR, Feb 11 — Government doctors or nurses should resign if they intend to serve overseas as no special leave is allocated to them...

Over 1,500 Malaysian doctors working in UK public sector

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 11 ― A total of 1,548 Malaysian doctors were working in the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) as of...

63.3 pct S’wakians overweight – Rep

MIRI: Health Ministry statistics show that 63.3 per cent of Sarawakians are obese or on the verge of obesity. Piasau assemblyman Datuk Sebastian Ting said the statistics were from a survey conducte…

Penang Medical College to help state become global health tourism hub | theSundaily

GEORGE TOWN: Penang Medical College (PMC) Sdn Bhd plans to provide the necessary human capital for the state to fully explore its potential as a global leader

Calling Dr Dog!

“RUBY, Patch! No!” yells the middle-aged man clad in a white and red customised T-shirt with a logo of a dog with a stethoscope when he sees his golden retriever and white Jack Russell terrier starting to lunge at me. The canines…

Clowning around for a cause

IT’S said that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. That is certainly the case for Iskandar Syah Ismail, a hospital clown or “clown doctor”, who brings cheer to sick children in hospitals.

Doctors plea for Johor sultan's intervention after homebirth death

A group of medical experts urge Sultan Ibrahim to raise awareness on the dangers of unsupervised homebirths.

Jakim to introduce halal certification for medical devices

Jakim to introduce halal certification for medical devices

PUTRAJAYA, Feb 9 — The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is expected to introduce halal certification for medical...

Lions Club donates microscope to Sibu Hospital

SIBU: Lions Club of Sibu Dudong yesterday donated a RM70,000 state-of-the-art operating microscope to Sibu Hospital. Club president Kapitan Connie Loh said the optical microscope is designed to be …

No chemicals found in packet of durian coffee consumed by 2 patients: Malaysia health minister

BENTONG, Pahang: No foreign chemicals were found in a packet of MyCafe durian white coffee consumed by the two Nepalese security guards who fell ill after drinking it, said Malaysia's Health Minister on Thursday (Feb 8). The pack…

Alleged sexual harassment victim clears doctor's name

KOTA KINABALU: The alleged victim in the purported Jesselton Medical Centre sexual harassment case, which went viral in July last year, has clarified that there was no misconduct on the part of the…

Ex-servicemen question half-a-billion ringgit hospital for them

Persatuan Patriot Kebangsaan says it will be difficult for veterans across the country to travel to a single hospital for medical treatment.

Congratulations Dr Teo

Leading Malaysian scientist Prof Teo Soo-Hwang has been awarded an honorary Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II for her outstanding work in cancer research.

UM breaks into top 50 https://t.co/Pn88VaxaM5 via @staronline

PETALING JAYA: Two local universities have done the country proud in the Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings 2018.

M'sia Faces Shortage Of Cadavers For Students To Learn Anatomy

The recent influx in medical and dental institutions throughout the country has resulted in the insufficient supply of cadavers for medical students to carry out medical research and dissections.

Johor health authorities: No influenza epidemic in Pasir Gudang school

JOHOR BARU, Feb 7 — A school in Pasir Gudang here sent some students home two days ago as a precautionary measure and not because of an...

Nestle Malaysia defends MILO product health claims in wake of viral videos

This includes claims that MILO is made up of 40% sugar.