Take the Ascensia Diabetes Challenge
AsiaOne - . Read more at AsiaOne
Malaysian Medical Resources
Search the health news archive.
14,278 reports from 2017–2026, collected from the Malaysian Medical News Telegram channel.
14,278 archived reports
Autistic boy represents Malaysian under 12 team
At first glance, you would think this young boy is like any other. Full of life, Daniel Hakimi actually has a very painful secret.
Inconsiderate parking at hospitals can jeopardise emergency vehicle access
A REGULAR visitor to Darul Ehsan Medical Centre Specialist Hospital in Shah Alam has called on the management to take action against visitors who park their vehicles indiscriminately in the exit lane.
Advertisement
Ergonomics related injury cases on the rise
SIBU: The number of cases involving injuries related to ergonomics such as musculoskeletal disorders among workers in the country is increasing. Citing the Social Security Organisation (Socso)’s statistics, National Institute of…
7 out of 10 Malaysian children worry about being bullied
Climate change and poverty also making our children anxious, says Unicef survey.
12 % malaysian employees are obese, survey says.
Among other factors, Malaysian employees work the longest hours - on average 15 hours more than their contracted hours each week.
Dental grad has good reasons to smile
SUNGAI PETANI: Never skip classes and be disciplined. That’s the secret to success for Rachel Ng Sue Lyn, who won the Best Dental Student and Gold Medal awards at AIMST University’s 10th convocation ceremony.
World's first Cambridge-linked clinical research centre in Malaysia
PETALING JAYA: The world's first Cambridge-linked clinical research centre will be set up in Malaysia in partnership with Sunway Group, Sunway Medical Centre and the Jeffrey Cheah Foundation.
Legislating exercise medicine
LANGKAWI, Nov 21 — Malaysian doctors want the government to legislate exercise as a form of treatment for chronic diseases to...
Health Minister rejects claims of antibiotic shortages
SUBANG JAYA: The Health Ministry has denied claims of an antibiotics shortage at government health clinics nationwide.
Students urged to pursue studies in medical colleges in the country
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian students intending to pursue their studies in medicine can choose to study in 33 recognised medical colleges throughout the country,
Medical graduate who wanted to become a chef
Kota Kinabalu: A 24-year-old University Malaysia Sabah (UMS) graduate who had aspired to be a chef made him and his parents proud when he was awarded the Chancellor Gold Medal for Academic Excellence during the UMS 19th Convocati…
Avoid "over exercise" expert advises
LANGKAWI, Nov 20 — Overtraining or performing rigorous exercise can be deadly for those with cardio-respiratory diseases, an expert...
Zecon delays disposal of medical subsidiary
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 20): Construction firm Zecon Bhd, which was supposed to sign a proposed disposal of a 49% stake in its wholly-owned subsidiary Zecon Medicare Sdn Bhd for RM155 million, said the signing has been delayed to a dat…
Mainstreaming genetic counselling for ovarian cancer could support screening, in Malaysia and beyond
A study that looked at mainstreaming genetic counselling for ovarian cancer to support screening programmes in Malaysia was presented at the ESMO Asia 2017 Congress. The preliminary results of the MaGiC ...
2,649 HIV cases in Sabah
PENAMPANG: There are 2,649 HIV cases detected in Sabah up to mid-2017, said State Health Department director Datuk Dr Christina Rundi. Dr Christina said 111,196 cases had been reported in Malaysia …
In Sarawak, lung cancer is the third most common cancer
IN Sarawak, lung cancer is our third most common cancer as statistics from the public Radiotherapy and Oncology Unit (RTU) at the Sarawak General Hospital (SGH) indicate it represents around 10 to 11 per cent of all new cancer ca…
27 unhygienic eateries in Seremban get clean-up order
SEREMBAN, Nov 20 — Twenty-seven eatery owners and operators have been ordered by Negri Sembilan Health Department to close for two...
More ethnic Chinese, Indian kids shortsighted
PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 — The prevalence of myopia or shortsightedness among Malaysians is said to have reached a “
Malaysia should focus on high-revenue medical tourists
BERLIN, Nov 20 — Malaysia, which has a well-developed healthcare infrastructure, should intensify its focus to attract the high...
Setting up a diagnostic company in Malaysia
For doctors, the ability to diagnose diseases quickly is crucial so adequate treatment can be provided in time, particularly for fatal and infectious diseases. But making diagnoses can be a long-drawn-out affair because of the te…
Couples struggling to conceive can try IVF Lite
SHAH ALAM: More young couples who want to conceive with the help of technology can now do so with the In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Lite that offers treatment for RM8,999.
Internet addiction a major problem among the young, expert says
PETALING JAYA, Nov 20 — The scenario of parents busy at work and children left to their own devices, often glued to a computer or...
Return of the white coat? "Doctors from University Malaya Medical Centre in Malaysia found that most patients preferred doctors to dress in white coats, be it during ward rounds, clinic duty, sexual examinations or psychological consultation."
At the turn of the 20th century, a time of progress in public health and medicine, white laboratory coats came to be associated with...