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Sabah to take immediate steps to check spread of polio
KOTA KINABALU Sabah will take immediate steps to stop the spread of polio following the detection of a case, the first in 27 years, in Tuaran about 40km from the state capital here.
Health Ministry: 'Pak Li Medicated Plaster' contains scheduled poison
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): The Health Ministry has advised the public to avoid buying and using a traditional product called "Pak Li Medicated Plaster" as it has been found to contain the scheduled poison diphenhydramine.
Boy confirmed to be first polio case in M’sia in 27 years
PETALING JAYA: A three-month-old Malaysian boy is suffering from polio, the first case in the country since it was declared polio-free almost two decades ago.
Bosses worry over fee deregulation
PETALING JAYA: Employers are concerned about possibly having to fork out higher medical fees for their workers.
Police: Call 999 for emergencies
PETALING JAYA: “If there’s something strange in your neighbourhood, who you gonna call?”The above is a line from a song featured in a popular 1980s movie but although it was a comedy, the question is apt in any emergency situation.
Polio case reported in Malaysia – first in 27 years
PETALING JAYA: A polio case has been confirmed in the country, the first in Malaysia in 27 years.
Shock over consultation fee news
KUALA LUMPUR: The Cabinet’s move to allow private doctors and specialists to fix their consultation fee has shocked Malaysians who are worried about the possibility of rising healthcare costs.
Government urged to set minimum doctors’ fee
KUALA LUMPUR: The government should state a minimum consultation fee to prevent private doctors from undercutting one another, said Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia former president Dr Peter Chan.
Samoa says almost 90% of people vaccinated against measles after deadly outbreak
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Samoa said on Saturday nearly 90% of eligible people had been vaccinated against measles as it lifted a two-day curfew imposed amid an outbreak that has killed 65 in recent weeks.
‘Stock up on medical supplies’
Bangkok: Dr Sukhum Kanjanapimai, permanent secretary for the Public Health Ministry said this week that his Ministry has received an order from Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-Cha to have hospitals and medical centres in Narathiwat province stock up on drugs and medical supplies to provide aid to flood victims in the province.