Category: Community
WHO, ECDC warm of oncoming COVID wave in Europe
The World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have announced that Europe is likely entering yet another COVID wave, noting an uptick in cases across the region. Despite the COVID pandemic falling on the […]
MSD launches new manufacturing facilities in Singapore
MSD (trade name of Merck & Co., Inc.) has opened a new secondary packaging facility in Singapore, the home of MSD’s Asia Pacific hub. The secondary packaging facility is expected to support the production of vaccines and biologics, including the […]
Treasure hunt fundraiser activity for the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia
Sunway Medical Centre Velocity (SMCV) recently held a treasure hunt event in conjunction with its third anniversary, to raise funds for the National Kidney Foundation of Malaysia (NKF). All funds obtained were channelled to the NKF to raise awareness of […]
Businesses partner to ease patients’ access to therapeutic products for dermatology, in Asia
Healthcare companies DKSH Business Unit Healthcare (DKSH) and LEO Pharma have entered into an agreement to bring high-quality therapeutic products for dermatology and thrombosis to patients across Asia – partnering in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and the […]
“Listen To Your Asthma” campaign launched by AstraZeneca and Asthma Malaysia
Biopharmaceutical group AstraZeneca (AZ) has launched an asthma awareness campaign entitled, “Listen To Your Asthma,” to help educate and raise awareness about severe asthma so that those suffering from severe asthma symptoms can get the right diagnosis and treatment to […]
How you can reduce your risk of silent heart attacks
Silent heart attacks, known as silent myocardial infarction (SMI), account for 45% of heart attacks. They are described as “silent” because they occur without the usual, recognisable symptoms of a heart attack; but can still lead to a myriad of […]
Virus to kill cancer cells trialled in UK
A new type of cancer therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing big promise in early human trials, say UK scientists. One patient’s cancer vanished, while others saw their tumours shrink. The drug […]
Free lung cancer screening for Malaysians at select private cancer facilities
The public will soon be able to access cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence (AI) screening technology for lung cancer detection at three primary care clinics: Beacon Hospital, Subang Jaya Medical Centre and Sunway Medical Centre. The free AI-lung cancer screening programme was […]
Two COVID antibody treatments no longer recommended by WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) “strongly advises against” the use of two COVID-19 antibody therapies developed during the early days of the pandemic, citing mounting evidence that the virus’ continued evolution has rendered the two therapies obsolete. The two therapies, […]
The health consequences short girls face
For girls, being short or petite is often considered cute and comely – but according to Associate Professor Dr. Azriyanti binti Anuar Zaini, Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Endocrinologist; and Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University […]
