New Handheld Robotic Technology Powers Knee Surgery At Thomson Hospital
KOTA DAMANSARA, Oct 2 — Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara (Thomson) has unveiled handheld, robotic-assisted technology in its operating theatres, bringing a new level of surgical…
State Government Can Address Doctor No-Shows If Sabah Gets 40% Revenue: Masidi
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — Significant interventions by the Sabah state government in addressing medical officers’ refusal to serve in Sabah are conditional upon decentralisation and…
Allocate Borneo Medical Service Package In Budget 2027 — Dr James Jeremiah
The reluctance of doctors to accept permanent positions in Sabah and Sarawak should concern all of us. Many of the reasons have already been discussed: distance from family…
Borneo No-Shows: Doctors Today Have Other Choices — Physician
Much noise has been made about doctors supposedly not turning up for permanent postings in Sabah and Sarawak. First, some perspective: the reported 70 to 76 per cent no-show…
Retirement And The Retiree: Reflections On Work, Identity, And Dignity From A Nurse’s Perspective — Harjit Kaur
For decades, we talk about retirement as the ultimate finish line a well-earned milestone after years of sacrifice, long shifts, and relentless responsibility. We imagine it as a…
The Architecture Of Health: What The World’s Financing Models Can Teach Malaysia (Part 1)
Every nation must answer a deceptively simple question: who pays for health care, and how? The answer shapes everything: who gets treated, who waits, who goes bankrupt, and who…
A Public Health Doctor Isn’t An ‘Office Doctor’ — Dr MFH
All three are doctors. A primary care doctor is a doctor, a hospital doctor is a doctor, and a public health doctor is also a doctor. All practise medicine. What differs is their…
MMA Sabah: Only 34% Of Medical Officers Showed Up For Hospital Postings
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 2 — The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) Sabah said yesterday that only 47 out of 138 medical officers from outside Sabah assigned to hospital postings in…
Report For Duty By Oct 7, MOH Urges Doctors Amid Early No-Shows
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) urged medical officers today to report for duty by October 7 at their new placements, amid many early no-shows in Sabah and…
What I Owe The Next Houseman — Dr Kamal Amzan
I owe a great deal to my housemanship. Much of the doctor I became, and the way I lead today, began there. But reading the recent accounts of housemen’s working conditions, I…
Sarawakian Bidayuh Suffer Highest Rates Of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Worldwide: Experts
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Although nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is a relatively rare cancer globally, Malaysia remains one of the countries with the highest burdens of the head and…
Revert To Percentage-Based BIW Allowance, Give Relocation Assistance Before Doctors Relocate — MMA
The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) calls on the government to urgently revert to the previous percentage-based Regional Incentive Payment (BIW) and introduce stronger…
Borneo’s Doctor No-Show ‘Crisis’ Indicates Retention Problem: Warisan
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — A Warisan leader has sounded the alarm on the high number of medical officers not reporting for duty for permanent positions in Sabah and Sarawak…
Rare Opportunity To Break Through Silos Hindering Mental Health Policies — Dr Kelvin Yii, Lim Yi Wei & Michelle Ng
Three years after the decriminalisation of attempted suicide, the Madani government has reaffirmed its commitment to mental health with the launch of the National Suicide and…