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Only 1 in 20 Malaysians eats enough fruits & veggies 🥦 NHMS 2023 reveals rising obesity, diabetes, and ultra-processed food intake. Our national diet is in crisis.
The new NHMS 2024: Nutrition study reveals the extent of very bad eating habits among Malaysian teens and adults: eating late at night; too much sugar, salt, and fat; barely any milk; and insufficient fruits and veggies and most…
MMC elections need more credibility. A Senator now calls for e-voting to ensure transparency and inclusiveness in choosing who leads the Malaysian Medical Council 🗳️
Senator Dr RA Lingeshwaran says postal voting for the 17 elected seats had been marred by the disappearance of ballot papers.
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Penang GH is getting a huge upgrade 🏥—new clinical block, ICU, and multi-storey car park coming! RM600mil+ investment to transform public healthcare in the north. Game-changer for patients and staff.
Three major development projects currently underway at Penang General Hospital (HPP), with a total allocation of RM758 million, are expected to significantly strengthen the state’s public healthcare system. According to State Exe…
UTM is pushing for purposeful research to drive transformative healthcare in Malaysia, aligning innovation with real patient needs. A solid step toward smarter, more impact-driven medicine 🚀
Malaysia has made significant progress in healthcare, with life expectancy rising to 73.4 years for men and 78.6 years for women as of 2023. More than 95% o ...
Mental health isn’t a luxury — it’s a lifeline. Parents are now urged to seek early support for their kids before issues spiral 🌱
Hospital Bahagia Ulu Kinta director Dr Ian Lloyd Anthony said early intervention can make a significant difference, as young minds are more adaptable and responsive to therapy.
Malaysia’s Health Ministry just dropped major guidelines on thalassemia care—emphasizing early screening, better treatment access, and preventing new cases through public education 🩸
Malaysian private hospital nurses work up to 45 hours weekly—longer than govt nurses. Many feel overworked and underappreciated. Time for reforms that prioritize their wellbeing 👩⚕️
APHM says nurses in private hospitals in Malaysia usually work 42 to 45 hours per week. These hours are "carefully crafted" based on departmental needs, patient acuity, and workload to ensure that "nurses are neither overworked n…
Only 2 years ago, Dzulkefly won a global anti-tobacco award. Now he’s backing down on GEG. If principles are optional, maybe the award should be too 🚭
CodeBlue urges Health Minister Dr Dzul to voluntarily return his World No Tobacco Day 2025 award to the WHO as a sign of protest against the government's nicotine manufacturing licence. This will send a powerful message not just…
Only 5 out of 32 medical schools in Malaysia mandate palliative care education. That’s just 15%. We’re training future doctors without teaching them how to care for the dying. 💔
Health Minister Dzulkefly says Malaysia is aiming to be smoke-free by 2040 🚭 Bold move—but will enforcement, taxation, and youth education align to snuff out Big Tobacco’s grip?
CYBERJAYA: The Health Ministry (MOH) remains steadfast in its mission to realise a "Malaysia Bebas Rokok" by 2040, said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.
Nurses are not okay with working 15 hours more a week with no extra pay. Burnout is real. Morale is crashing. Healthcare needs healing too 🏥
KUALA LUMPR: The Malayan Nurses Union (MNU) is up in arms over the government's decision to increase the weekly working hours of nurses in the public sector from 42 hours to 45 from Aug 1.
KPJ Healthcare raked in RM57.1 million net profit in Q1 2025, a 9.3% jump from last year. Revenue? RM835 million 💰 Healthcare is big business in Malaysia!
This is a decrease from the RM71.4 million in net profit recorded in the same quarter last year.
DRG was hyped as a silver bullet for private hospital transparency, but it’s turning into a dud. Rising costs, confusion, and no clear win for patients. The sparkle’s fading fast 💸
DRG, touted as a "silver bullet solution" to purported overcharging by private hospitals, has quietly fizzled out. MOH has deferred implementing DRG in private hospitals, as confirmed by IHH Healthcare. DRG is being implemented i…
New rules incoming for online healthcare in Malaysia 🇲🇾—MOH to regulate telemedicine, e-pharmacies, and virtual consults under a fresh Act. Digital health is booming, but will the red tape choke progress?
PETALING JAYA: Private online healthcare service providers, such as virtual clinics, are now required by the Health Ministry to comply with a set of guidelines that detail the standards and practices for their operations in the d…
Congratulations to Dr Mahathar on being appointed Malaysia’s new Health Director-General! A well-deserved promotion for a dedicated emergency physician 🚑
Dr Mahathar Abd Wahab, who was most recently HOD of the emergency & trauma department at HKL, has been appointed the new Health director-general, effective tomorrow (May 29). The 56-year-old has a Master of Medicine in emergency…
June is just around the corner, but junior doctors still haven’t seen the promised on-call allowance hike. Burnout is real, and broken promises don’t help 😤
An MO reminds Health Minister Dr Dzul of his promise to raise doctors' on-call allowance by June. The RM9.16/hour on-call allowance rate should be "fossilised and displayed in a museum as a symbol of Malaysia's neglect and contem…
4 top medical experts are in the running to be Malaysia’s next Health Director-General, as Dr Radzi steps down soon. The shortlist includes public health and hospital veterans. Big changes may be on the horizon for MOH 🇲🇾
Dr Radzi Abu Hassan reached the mandatory retirement age of 60 earlier this month.
Placing the medicine price display rule under Act 586 makes sense—Act 723 was never meant to regulate medical professionals or clinics. Don’t misuse laws not built for healthcare. Respect the system, respect the profession.⚠️
MMA urges the government to degazette medical clinics from the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 (Act 723) once the medicine price display policy is shifted from Act 723 to the Private Healthcare Facilities & Services…
Malaysia and Singapore just reaffirmed their commitment to boost regional healthcare ties during a high-level bilateral meet in Putrajaya today. A step closer to healthier ASEAN cooperation!
KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia and Singapore have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening regional healthcare cooperation through a bilateral meeting held at the Ministry of Health in Putrajaya today.
Malaysia just granted its first-ever nicotine manufacturing licence — to a US cannabis vape producer 😮 Big shift in the nicotine and vape game.
US' Ispire Technology Inc., which produces e-cigarettes and cannabis vaporisers, secured the first exclusive federal nicotine manufacturing licence from the Malaysian government this month. Ispire's Johor vape factory has medical…
GP clinics were told to display medicine prices to improve transparency—but now the lists are being read more by pharma salesmen than patients.
A CodeBlue visit to a private GP clinic in KL during peak hours found no patients looking at the drug price list displayed, except for one medical salesman. The GP defends marking up medicine prices to cover costs; he hasn't draw…