NEWS LIST

Call for checks to prevent HFMD outbreak

We want to ensure that all children under our care are free from HFMD cases before entering our centres for their own good and also for the sake of other children.

No compromise on health of non-smokers - Health Ministry

The Health Ministry will not compromise when it comes to the health of non- smokers, while at the same time, respecting the rights of smokers, said its Deputy Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

Vietnam moves to get HIV/AIDS patients covered by insurance for treatment

Ho Chi Minh City is expected to treat nearly 4,000 people with HIV/AIDS who have health insurance cards in the first quarter of next year, following the cessation of free treatment for all such patients in the country, according to the city HIV/AIDS Prevention Centre. 

Vietnamese doctors succeed in first transplant of two lungs

Doctors from the Hanoi-based Viet Duc Hospital announced that they have successfully conducted the first transplant of two lungs from a brain-dead donor on a cancer patient, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.

Labuan Health Department on high alert of imported HFMD

LABUAN, Dec 26 (Bernama) -- Labuan Health Department is on high alert of imported  hand foot and mouth disease (HFMD) spreading to the children in the duty-free island here, as the school term begins next month.

Repairs on damaged Ipoh General Hospital pedestrian bridge to start in two weeks

IPOH, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- Work on the damaged pedestrian bridge in front of the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital here is expected to be carried out in about two weeks after the contractor submits a report to the Ipoh City Council.

Malaysian breakthrough in clinical study on ovarian cancer blood test

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (Bernama) – Malaysia is the first country in Asia to start clinical study of ovarian cancer diagnostic blood test in early 2019, said chief executive officer (CEO) of Clinical Research Malaysia (CRM), Dr. Akhmal Yusof.

Workplace policy on HIV needed to stop discrimination 

KUALA LUMPUR,  Dec 16 ( Bernama) -- Malaysian employers must ensure a proper policy is put in place to prevent sufferers of HIV from being stigmatised and discriminated at the workplace, says Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad. 

Health Minister not worried about being unpopular over smoking ban on eateries

IPOH, Dec 16 (Bernama) -- Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad is not worried about losing votes in next year’s Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) elections following his announcement to ban smoking in open-air eateries.

Excess body weight linked to 4 per cent of cancers worldwide - study

WASHINGTON, Dec 14 (Bernama) -- Scientists have found links between obesity and certain cancers, reports Xinhua news agency.