Malaysia's medical inflation set to hit 16% in 2026 — IHH Healthcare on how it's navigating rising costs in a challenging global environment 📈 https://www.thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2026/05/13/ihh-on-managing-healthcare-price-increase-in-challenging-environment

Survey: 8 in 10 Malaysians are unaware of sight-threatening retinal diseases — a serious gap as the nation ages and diabetes rates stay high 👁️ https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/eight-in-10-malaysians-unaware-of-sight-threatening-retinal-diseases-survey-finds/

Sudden death on duty: Police corporal, 36, collapses and dies during marching drill at Sepang IPD — cause of death pending 💔 https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/05/14/policeman-collapses-during-marching-drill-at-sepang-ipd-36yearold-corporal-pronounced-dead-at-scene/219851

'Every single sen cut will affect core services' — ex-health minister KJ slams proposed MOH budget cuts, saying nothing in Malaysia's public health system is a luxury 💬 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/nothing-in-public-health-care-system-is-a-luxury-kj/

Sarawak has 5,738 healthcare vacancies and needs 18k+ more posts — state now asking MMC to let returning Malaysian specialists and international graduates fill the gap 🩺 https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/14/sarawak-seeks-mmc-nod-to-recruit-overseas-trained-doctors-foreign-graduates-to-fill-healthcare-gaps

MOH won't amend Medical Act after UK's Royal College calls cardiothoracic parallel pathway a 'Malaysian qualification' — status quo maintained https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/moh-maintains-status-quo-after-uk-royal-college-dubs-parallel-pathway-malaysian-qualification/

Malaysia faces budget pain — PM adviser says health cuts are coming because MOH spending grew fastest; warns a supply-side crisis is brewing just like pre-COVID-19 💸 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/cutting-civil-servants-salaries-absolute-last-resort-pms-economic-adviser/

Calcium alone won't save Malaysia's ageing bones — experts call for a holistic approach to osteoporosis: Vitamin D, exercise, fall prevention, and early screening as the country heads toward aged-nation status https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/1433990/beyond-calcium-rethinking-bone-health-ageing-malaysia

221,661 road accidents in Malaysia by April 2026 — doctors warn that head injuries from crashes can appear minor but evolve silently for hours. If in doubt, go to A&E 🚗 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/what-comes-after-the-crash-be-aware-of-the-head-injury-you-cannot-see/

Capping housemen to 60 hours a week isn't enough — MMA says Malaysia needs wider healthcare reform to fix chronic understaffing and unsustainable workloads across the system 🏥 https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/1435622/long-working-hours-among-doctors-require-wider-healthcare-reforms-says

Malaysians are falling sick younger — the NCD cost burden already exceeds MOH's entire budget, and the healthcare funding gap is only going to widen as the population ages 📉 https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/1436040/more-are-falling-sick-earlier

IMR has full PCR capacity to test for hantavirus — no Malaysian cases detected, surveillance and border screening remain at high alert https://www.nst.com.my/news/nation/2026/05/1436378/no-hantavirus-cases-reported-malaysia-surveillance-stepped

Malaysia's MOH may add a hantavirus tracker to MySejahtera if cases emerge — Deputy Minister confirms zero Malaysian infections and says the situation overseas remains under control 🦠 https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/05/12/moh-may-add-hantavirus-tracker-to-mysejahtera-if-needed-says-deputy-minister/219644

Malaysia's health care system is on the brink — Dr Rajeentheran outlines a 3-phase rescue plan to stop it from flatline before it's too late 🏥 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/three-phase-rescue-saving-malaysias-health-care-system-before-the-flatline-dr-rajeentheran-suntheralingam/

Private dental clinics in Malaysia are under mounting pressure — rising costs, graduate oversupply & closures threaten patient care. MPDPA calls for urgent national reform 🦷 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/private-dental-practitioners-facing-growing-financial-professional-pressure-mpdpa/

Malaysia is targeting a role as ASEAN's high-impact diagnostics hub — serving 700M people with affordable tech and universal health coverage 🔬 https://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/columnists/2026/05/12/shaping-malaysia039s-ambition-to-be-asean039s-high-impact-diagnostics-hub

Ex-health minister Chua Soi Lek: Malaysia's public healthcare cannot operate 'business as usual' — burnout, specialist shortages & rising NCDs are driving it to crisis 🚨 https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/05/12/public-healthcare-can-no-longer-operate-as-usual-warns-ex-minister/

Malaysia should phase out UK royal college parallel pathways after the UK's new medical training law — and invest in building local specialist training instead 🏥 https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/phase-out-parallel-pathway-programmes-after-uks-pivot/

8/10 Malaysians can't recognise sight-threatening retinal diseases like AMD or diabetic macular oedema — a new awareness campaign urges early eye screening, especially for diabetics 👁️ https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/eight-in-10-malaysians-unaware-of-sight-threatening-retinal-diseases-survey-finds/

PM Anwar: only 'luxurious' hospital project scopes will be cut — not essential services. Treasury's RM3b MOH cut proposal is still facing strong pushback from health groups. https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2026/05/anwar-only-luxurious-scope-of-hospital-projects-targeted-in-spending-cuts/