IPOH: A two-year-old girl here has died from suspected abuse and neglect. Perak police chief Comm Datuk Azizi Mat Aris said the victim passed away at the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital on Wednesday (Aug 6) at about 11.10pm while being treated. "The report was made by a paediatric doctor at the hospital. The girl was admitted to...
JOHOR BARU: The Sessions Court here has ordered one of the five family members of the man who attacked the Ulu Tiram police station to seek medical treatment after showing signs of depression. Sessions Judge Rasidah Roslee made the decision after the family's lawyer Faizal Rahman requested that Mariah Radin Imran, 19, to be refer to...
A man took advantage of the girl’s impoverished situation to issue the dangerous challenge. A 13-year-old Thai girl was hospitalised last weekend after taking on an alcohol dare in exchange for 1000 baht (S$37). The girl, known as A, was attending an ordination ceremony at a temple in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima. There, A and her friend, a 13-year-old...
OSLO (Reuters): Norway's King Harald has been hospitalised in Malaysia with an infection, the Norwegian royal household said on Tuesday (Feb 27). The 87-year-old monarch is on a private trip to the South-East Asian country. "His Majesty the King has fallen ill during his holiday stay in Malaysia, and is hospitalised there, with an infection. The King...
‘That’s not true,’ Raghad Kurdi Taib says in an Instagram posting. PETALING JAYA: Raghad Kurdi Taib, the wife of Abdul Taib Mahmud, has denied claims that she took the former Sarawak governor out of hospital against the advice of doctors. Responding to reports that Sarawak police had launched an investigation over the allegation, Raghad took to Instagram...
ISKANDAR PUTERI: A sufficient supply of vaccines must be prepared by the government to safeguard Malaysians against the rising cases of Covid-19, says a former health minister. Khairy Jamaluddin said that early preparations must be made to ensure that the increasing cases do not put strain on the Health Ministry in terms of bed capacity and...
PETALING JAYA: Giving patients preliminary assessments in hospital should be the priority, not their dressing, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic). "The triage must be based on the severity of illnesses and not on the patient's attire," the Health Minister wrote on X on Friday (Dec 15). ALSO READ: Health Ministry probing alleged misdiagnosis leading to patient's...
KUALA LUMPUR: An eight-month-old girl died after being left in a car for several hours here. Cheras OCPD Asst Comm Zam Halim Jamaluddin said the incident occurred just before 6pm on Thursday (Oct 5). "We received information from the medical officer of Hospital Chanselor Tuanku Muhriz UKM that the infant was brought in unconscious from the hospital...
KUALA LUMPUR: A National Institute of Pre-Hospital Treatment and Disaster Medicine will be set up by the Health Ministry to ensure the delivery of the best services to the people, especially during calamities or disasters. Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa (pic) said apart from that, the hotspot collaboration established in 2014 between the ministry, St. John...
JOHOR BARU: The social media user who complained about poor services at a government hospital never intended to tarnish the image of any parties, says Ling Tian Soon. The Johor health and unity committee chairman said that the patient, Maimun Said, is currently in a stable condition and is under the care of her children. "Maimun's family...
