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LETTER | Covid-19: Uncovering America's role in its origin

LETTER | Covid-19: Uncovering America's role in its origin

The outbreak has exposed profound fractures in global governance.
LETTER | Football ends, sleep debt doesn't

LETTER | Football ends, sleep debt doesn't

Obesity and cardiovascular issues await those who are sleep-deprived.
COMMENT | Israeli occupation remains top health issue in Palestine

COMMENT | Israeli occupation remains top health issue in Palestine

Actions have eroded Palestinians' ability to live dignified, healthy lives.
SNAPSHOT | Najib to undergo heart surgery; Kepong MP: Make public IIUM study on mayoral polls

SNAPSHOT | Najib to undergo heart surgery; Kepong MP: Make public IIUM study on mayoral polls

What's going on in the news today, with updates at 9am, 2pm, 6pm, and 9pm.

SNAPSHOT | S'gor health dept refutes manpower claims; Khaled: Norway procurement ban justified

SNAPSHOT | S'gor health dept refutes manpower claims; Khaled: Norway procurement ban justified

What's going on in the news today, with updates at 9am, 2pm, 6pm, and 9pm.
COMMENT | Accurate info on abortion essential to women's health, rights

COMMENT | Accurate info on abortion essential to women's health, rights

Fewer than half of women know abortion legal under certain circumstances.
COMMENT | Correct misinformation on abortion, protect women's health

COMMENT | Correct misinformation on abortion, protect women's health

Terminating a pregnancy is legal under specific legal and clinical conditions.
PARLIAMENT | 18 baby dumping cases this year; Syed Saddiq urges punitive response to Norway

PARLIAMENT | 18 baby dumping cases this year; Syed Saddiq urges punitive response to Norway

What’s going on in Parliament today.
SNAPSHOT | Maszlee dodges Johor MB candidate poser; new hospital to be built in Nilai

SNAPSHOT | Maszlee dodges Johor MB candidate poser; new hospital to be built in Nilai

What's going on in the news today, with updates at 9am, 2pm, 6pm, and 9pm.

MOF: Health Ministry spending adjustment capped at RM500m

MOF: Health Ministry spending adjustment capped at RM500m

PARLIAMENT | Amount doesn't involve core spending, Amir says.
LIVE BETTER: 1+364 Days of Care, Starts Today

LIVE BETTER: 1+364 Days of Care, Starts Today

LETTER | Making CPR education in schools truly effective

LETTER | Making CPR education in schools truly effective

The Malaysian education curriculum already includes CPR, but more needs to be done.
LETTER | Time for first aid, CPR programme for students and teachers

LETTER | Time for first aid, CPR programme for students and teachers

Cardiac arrest can happen anywhere, and the first minutes are crucial for survival.
MOF: Cost-cutting measures to offset rising subsidy costs, not stop all official visits

MOF: Cost-cutting measures to offset rising subsidy costs, not stop all official visits

'They have been introduced without affecting critical services for the public.
PARLIAMENT | MPs pan private hospitals over arbitrary charges; close watch on elephants at Tennoji Zoo

PARLIAMENT | MPs pan private hospitals over arbitrary charges; close watch on elephants at Tennoji Zoo

Lawmakers urge Bank Negara, MOH to intervene to protect consumers.
PAC proposes 17 measures to curb rising healthcare, insurance costs

PAC proposes 17 measures to curb rising healthcare, insurance costs

Suggestions include price control for medicines, govt regulation of hospital charges.
MPs press govt for more mental health experts, facilities

MPs press govt for more mental health experts, facilities

PARLIAMENT | Rising mental health issues among adults, children, Dewan Rakyat hears.
LETTER | When families grow smaller: Rethinking ageing care in M'sia

LETTER | When families grow smaller: Rethinking ageing care in M'sia

Our aged care systems are primarily designed for elders with adult children.
SNAPSHOT | MOH close to resolving specialist doctor training issues; Ajinomoto shares trading to be halted

SNAPSHOT | MOH close to resolving specialist doctor training issues; Ajinomoto shares trading to be halted

What's going on in the news today, with updates at 9am, 2pm, 6pm and 9pm.

LETTER | Calcium carbide, the silent poison in our fruits

LETTER | Calcium carbide, the silent poison in our fruits

Despite decades of warning, govt yet to ban its use on fruits.
LETTER | Public healthcare sustainability: Strengthening revenue, retaining talent

LETTER | Public healthcare sustainability: Strengthening revenue, retaining talent

This is an open letter to PM, health minister to optimise resources.
LETTER | A fowl situation in our hospitals

LETTER | A fowl situation in our hospitals

Viral video of pigeons in a ward exposes maintenance failures, hygiene concerns.
Duopharma subsidiary secures RM155.3m Health Ministry insulin supply contract

Duopharma subsidiary secures RM155.3m Health Ministry insulin supply contract

Contract to run for three years, until June 2029.
Short-staffed Segamat Hospital O&G to close, Johor health dept says it's addressing issue

Short-staffed Segamat Hospital O&G to close, Johor health dept says it's addressing issue

Referrals for stable, elective cases from Rompin, Gemas suspended from June 1.