KAJANG: A school here has been ordered closed for two weeks after an outbreak of mumps there. It was understood that at least 70 per cent of its students were infected, as were several teachers. Checks by the New Straits Times Press at SMA Perseketuan (SMAP) Kajang showed the school to be almost deserted, with…
Kematian disebabkan jangkitan difteria (akut pernafasan) di Johor Bahru, boleh dihindari jika mangsa dipercayai dijangkiti bakteria Corynebacterium diphtheriae mendapat suntikan disarankan Kementerian Kesihatan menerusi Program Imunisasi Kebangsaan (NIP). Laporan awal kementerian menyatakan, mangsa kanak-kanak perempuan berusia 14 bulan, tidak menerima sebarang suntikan. Walaupun kita bersimpati dengan keluarga Allahyarham, tindakan ibu bapa enggan menghantar anak mendapatkan…
Published 20 hours ago on 22 October 2018 OCTOBER 22 — We refer to the statement of the Minister of Health, Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad: Cigarette prices to go up, minimum age to buy alcohol raised to 21We applaud his bravery, concern and care for the rakyat with his move to raise the prices of cigarettes and…
MEDIA STATEMENT BY ASTHMA MALAYSIA and MYDIN Group of Companies Gazetting restaurants as no-smoking zones Kuala Lumpur, 9 October 2018 – The announcement by Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, the Minister of Health, on 6 October 2018 that his Ministry will be gazetting all open eateries as no-smoking areas is a long-awaited move that will have a…
I REFER to the report “Five teens and AED save footballer’s life” (The Star, Sept 17). It is noteworthy that automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are readily available in many areas in Penang. This is not the case in the rest of the country, however. These life-saving medical devices can detect electrocardiographic (ECG) rhythms and administer…
The following letter is signed by 30 Malaysian medical organisations. We represent the majority of the medical fraternity in Malaysia. We are writing to express our support for the Ministry of Health’s recent announcement by the Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye that the Ministry intends to gazette alfresco restaurants as no-smoking zones under…
UJIAN sampel cecair hidung merupakan salah satu cara untuk mengesan jangkitan influenza. TENGAH malam itu Noreen Azliza Norzlan, 33, tersedar daripada lena apabila dikejutkan anaknya yang mengadu tubuhnya berasa sejuk. Ironinya, apabila disentuh, badan kanak-kanak berusia 11 tahun itu begitu panas dengan suhu mencecah 39 darjah Celsius. Dia juga berada dalam keadaan sedikit menggigil. Bimbang…
Assalamualaikum and Salam Sejahtera to esteemed members of MPA. Friends and Colleagues! How’s the new look of our MPA website, mpaeds.my? I do hope, ALL, if not most of you have had a chance to visit this fresh new look of MPA. For those who have not, do spend a little bit of your precious…
