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Corrective surgery brightens a girl’s future
MIRI: Sophia Sulau’s dream to look normal was realised when an operation was performed on her cleft lip recently. The corrective surgery to seal her upper lip is the reason for the big smile on her face, giving her more […]
Girl guides bring cheers to cancer patients
KUCHING: The Sarawak branch of Trefoil Guild Girl Guides (TGGG) recently celebrated the 60th Anniversary of International Scout & Guide Fellowship (ISGF) by visiting the newly opened Sarawak Children’s Cancer Society’s centre at DesaWira here. During their visit, the group […]
Thalassemia awareness drive targets teens
KUCHING: Despite a high percentage of patients in the state and Sabah, Thalassemia is relatively unknown and rarely, if ever, talked about. With this in mind, the Ministry of Health (MoH) Malaysia launched an awareness campaign targeted at teenagers to […]
Medical specialist centre gets two outstanding awards
KUCHING: Normah Medical Specialist Centre received two outstanding awards at the recently concluded 2nd Malaysia International Healthcare Travel Expo in Sunway. The awards received were for the Highest Number of Healthcare Travellers and Highest Revenue for Healthcare Travellers for East […]
Illegals likely cause of TB spike
KUCHING: Foreign workers working in the country legally are not likely to be the cause of the rise of tuberculosis cases in the country. This is because foreigners with contagious diseases are prohibited from entering the country including students applying […]
Talk on cancers of the liver, bile duct and pancreas tonight
KUCHING: The much awaited medical talk on ‘Advances in the treatment of cancers of the liver, bile duct and pancreas’ will be held tonight (7pm) at 9th Floor, Function Room, Crown Towers, Pending Road, here. Conducted by Professor Dr Pierce […]
Sabah has 23 anaesthetists – Health Department
KOTA KINABALU: The Health Department said there are 23 anaesthetists in Sabah and not seven as reported. According to head of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care services for Sabah, Dr Lily Ng, the figure reported by a national daily only represented […]
Well-being coach on how to have disease-free lifestyle
KOTA KINABALU: Health is not defined by the absence of disease, but on the state of the physical, mental and social well-being. Well-being coach Regina Beh believes that by changing one’s lifestyle, eat the right food and reduce toxicity in […]
Malaysia has highest number of diabetic patients in region
KOTA KINABALU: Malaysia has the highest number of diabetic patients in the ASEAN region, said Assistant Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister Anita Baranting. “Two out of five adults are obese, while one in every seven adult suffers from diabetes, […]
Only two of 23 govt hospital kitchens in Sabah GMP certified
KOTA KINABALU: Two of the 23 government hospitals in Sabah have received Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) certification for its kitchen. The kitchen operators from Pitas and Ranau District Hospital received their certificate of appreciation yesterday. State Health Department director Dr […]
