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Vein health: When leg pain isn’t just ageing

July 15, 2025
Dr Syaiful Azzam.

As Malaysia moves closer to becoming an aged nation by 2030, many adults over 60 are noticing leg discomfort, swelling, and skin discolouration. These changes are often brushed off as part of growing old, but they may actually signal a […]

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Dengue cases in Malaysia drop 58.6%, says health minister

July 14, 2025
Dengue

Dengue cases in the country dropped to 32,299 between January 1 and July 5 this year, compared to 78,068 cases during the same period last year, a decrease of 58.6 per cent. Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said […]

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MOH, IHH Healthcare expand free cancer treatment for 500 patients

July 7, 2025

The Health Ministry (MOH) and IHH Healthcare Malaysia have signed their third Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand free cancer treatment for an additional 500 patients. This initiative strengthens the public-private partnership, ensuring underserved communities receive high-quality radiotherapy and radiosurgery […]

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Malaysia facing shortage of occupational therapists

July 3, 2025
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Malaysia continues to face a significant shortage of occupational therapists compared to several developed countries, due to a general lack of public awareness regarding the importance of the profession. Health Ministry Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation Services head Nora Hamid, said […]

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Malaysia faces critical shortage of nurses

June 30, 2025
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The Ministry of Health (MOH) has admitted that the country is facing a critical shortage of nurses. In view of this, Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, said MOH is taking steps to address it, including increasing the […]

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Specialist recognition finally allowed to parallel pathway grads

June 26, 2025

The health ministry has cleared the final hurdle for hundreds of medical graduates trained via the parallel pathway to be officially listed in the National Specialists Register (NSR), ending a year-long delay that had left them in limbo. Health minister […]

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Health ministry probing claim of 6-hour wait at HKL’s clinic

June 25, 2025
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The health ministry is looking into a netizen’s claim that she had to wait for six hours to receive treatment at Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) yesterday. “We are investigating this,” said an aide to health minister Dzulkefly Ahmad in the […]

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Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur pioneers new heart procedure in Malaysia

June 10, 2025
Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur pioneers new heart procedure in Malaysia

Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) marked a significant milestone in cardiovascular care with the successful transcatheter device occlusion of a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in an adult patient with congenital heart disease — a first for the hospital’s Interventional Cardiology […]

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Malaysia at risk of extreme heat and current hot weather

June 9, 2025
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It’s not merely the heat – it’s the humidity that poses a lethal threat. Experts warn of a wet-bulb temperature (WBT) threat as Malaysia sweats through a silent, rising danger. And with the heat expec­ted to rise in the coming […]

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Diabetes and high cholesterol cases above national average, says health minister

June 2, 2025

Cases of diabetes and high cholesterol levels in Kelantan have seen an increase exceeding the national average indicators, says Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. He said based on the National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS) 2023, 16.3% of […]

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