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MOH launches a national registry for suicide and fatal injuries, plus postvention guidelines — aiming for better data and support to curb suicidal behaviour in Ma…
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Continue reading ↗MediAsas update: people with pre-existing conditions can still get cover for unrelated illnesses, with a 7-year no-look-back rule and RM100k–RM300k limits. Treatm…
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Continue reading ↗Malaysia mourns Tun Dr Siti Hasmah, 100 — a doctor who championed maternal and child health, immunisation and rural public health. Her legacy shaped generations o…
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Continue reading ↗A 19-year-old factory worker in Ipoh had his hand trapped in a meat grinder — rescuers couldn't free him due to the steel blade and rushed him to Hospital Raja Pe…
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Continue reading ↗New study finds Covid-19 drove up deaths among elderly Malaysians — fresh evidence of the pandemic's outsized toll on older adults. 📊
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Continue reading ↗Malaysia's evening haze update: 5 areas now "Unhealthy" — Pasir Gudang, Kota Tinggi, Pengerang, Larkin (all Johor) and Serian, Sarawak. Rest of the country mostly…
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Continue reading ↗Kedah records its first human rabies death in 28 years — a man died after being bitten by a stray dog and missing post-exposure treatment in time. Authorities are…
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Continue reading ↗Do we really need beta-blockers for life after a heart attack? New data from 6,000+ stable post-MI patients suggest some may safely stop them. We discuss who, the…
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