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Malaysia will require 13 Gamma Knife machines nationwide

Unlike surgery in the traditional sense, Gamma Knife surgery is actually a very precise form of therapeutic radiology.

Cycling championed as ideal cardio exercise

SEMENYIH: You're never too young – or too old – to take care of your heart.

Nine typhoid cases reported in Sarawak

Malaysian health officials have reported nine typhoid fever cases this month in Belaga, Kapit division, Sarawak, according to a Malaysian Digest report. All of the patients are hospitalized at Bintulu Hospital, Health director-ge…

The fact is most of the world’s antibiotics are used in livestock, Malaysia is no different

Do we really want to risk dying from a skin infection, or old diseases like TB that are making a comeback, just because we like cheap chicken?

NCD cases expected to rise

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 26 — Non-communicable diseases (NCD) , which contributed to 73 per cent death in the country last year, are expected...

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Incidence of cervical cancer in Malaysia is 20 per 100,000 population

WHEN talking about cancer, we mostly understand that cancer can be an inevitable disease for some as the risk of developing it increases with age and with some certain genetic factors. But in the c…

Sarawak GH needs 250 blood donors daily

KUCHING: Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) needs an average of 250 blood donors daily to meet the needs of the hospital and for emergencies. Minister of Local Government and Housing Datuk Dr Sim Kui …

Ministries work together to overcome obesity in school children

KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry (KKM) and the Education Ministry (KPM) are working together to produce a training module to control the problem of obesity among student. Health Minister Datuk Ser…

Towards sustainable healthcare expenditure

KUCHING: With a heavily subsidised healthcare system in Malaysia, it is safe to say that the average Malaysian is greatly aided in their search for medical attention and medication. However, this c…

Dental conference for people with disabilities

SUNGAI BULOH: The first dental conference for people with disabilities was launched on Saturday (Nov 25).

128 come down with food poisoning in Muar

MUAR: Three students from the Muar Vocational College here were admitted to the hospital here for severe food poising after consuming seafood at its end of

HFMD cases show downward trend in Sarawak

KUCHING: The number of hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases reported in the state has shown a downward trend since July. The Health Department said in a press release that from Nov 12-18, a to…

Monash medical school in Malaysia celebrates 10 years

JOHOR BARU: Monash University Malaysia’s Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences (JCSMHS) has a lot to celebrate after reaching its 10 year milestone.

Everstone group acquires Malaysia's Chemopharm

The Chemopharm acquisition underscores Everstone Group’s healthcare focus as it already has interests in companies such as Rubicon, OmniActive and Ascent

More neonatologists needed

KUALA LUMPUR -- There is a need to train more pediatricians in neonatal expertise as the government focuses on increasing maternal and child hospitals nationwide, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.

HOSPICE Negri Sembilan receives boost

HOSPICE Negri Sembilan (NS), which provides palliative care to terminally ill patients, received a boost when it raised RM160,000 at a dinner held in conjunction with World Hospice Day.

Obesity amongst primary school kids alarming

PUTRAJAYA: The Primary School Assessment Report (PPSR) 2017 announced today shows an alarming number of 114,878 obese and overweight Year Six pupils.

6 Malaysians diagnosed each month with motor neurone disease

PETALING JAYA: About four to six Malaysians are diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) every month, of which men more susceptible compared to women.

KPJ Healthcare 3Q Net Profit Falls 6% To MYR30.56 million

By Chong Sin HaoNikkei Markets KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 23) -- Malaysia's KPJ Healthcare, a hospital and medical centre operator, said Thursday its net

What about financial aid for the war on cancer

Klang MP slams Dewan Rakyat speaker for rejecting his proposal that RM2 billion be re-channelled from the defence ministry to the health ministry for cancer research.

The doctor is the on-call

GEORGE TOWN: Datuk Seri Dr T. Devaraj (pic) can so easily spend his days snuggled comfortably in his recliner, looking back on his immense 65 years of contribution to the medical profession and society with a satisfied smile at a…

At Perak schools, 475 food poisoning cases since year start

IPOH, Nov 22 — Perak recorded 475 cases of food poisoning in schools in the first 10 months of this year. State Health Committee...

Specialised Therapeutics will market the drug NERLYNX® (neratinib) throughout the Asia-Pacific, beginning with Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.

A NEW breast cancer drug shown to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence will soon be made available in Australia, New Zealand and throughout South-East Asia