HIPEC, PIPAC PROVIDE RAY OF HOPE FOR COLORECTAL CANCER PATIENTS KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) – Colorectal cancer (CRC), which develops either in the colon or rectum, is the second most common type of cancer in Malaysia. According to Globocan (Global Cancer Observatory) – an interactive web-based platform presenting global cancer statistics – a total of 6,597...
SELF-TEST BEFORE ‘BALIK KAMPUNG’ – KHAIRY KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 6 — Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has called on those who want to “balik kampung” (return to hometown) to do a COVID-19 self-test before making interstate travel. In fact, he said people living in high contact and mobility settings are encouraged to conduct regular COVID-19 testings....
PUBLIC REMINDED TO DISPOSE OF USED COVID-19 SELF-TEST KITS SAFELY SEREMBAN, Oct 8 — The Negeri Sembilan Solid Waste and Public Cleansing Management Corporation (SWCorp) has reminded the public to dispose of used COVID-19 self-test kits in a safe and proper manner to prevent the spread of the virus. Its director Mohd Zahir Shari said...
INTERSTATE SCREENING TEST NOT COMPULSORY BUT ENCOURAGED – PM ISMAIL SABRI PUTRAJAYA, Oct 10 — The COVID-19 self-screening test is not compulsory for interstate travel which comes into effect tomorrow, nonetheless it is encouraged for the safety of family members, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob. He said carrying out self-test is part...
AS CASES DROP SELAYANG AND SERDANG HOSPITALS NO LONGER FOR COVID19 ONLY SHAH ALAM, Sept 22 — Selayang Hospital and Serdang Hospital are expected to be removed as designated COVID-19 hospitals at the end of next month following the falling trend in infection in Selangor. Selangor Public Health, Unity, Women and Family Development Committee chairman...
TRICVALVE, A SAFER OPTION FOR RIGHT HEART VALVE TREATMENT KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) — Leaky heart valves or what is medically termed as tricuspid regurgitation (TR), are fairly common. If you or your loved one has TR, you are not alone as there are options when it comes to treatment. Of Malaysia’s population of about 32...
COVID: ONLY NINE CASES OF LUNG INFECTION IN SARAWAK KUCHING, Sept 26 — Only nine out of 2,943 COVID-19 positive cases in Sarawak today involved patients with lung infection which required oxygen and ventilator aid. A Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) announcement said the remaining 2,934 cases were asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic, bringing the...
ONLY 2.2 PER CENT OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IN CATEGORIES THREE, FOUR AND FIVE KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 28 — Only 2.2 per cent or 247 of the 11,332 new COVID-19 cases reported in Malaysia today were in categories three, four and five, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah. He said the...
VIETNAM’S ARCT-154 VACCINE SAFE FOR HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS: INITIAL RESULTS HANOI, Sept 30 — Initial results of the clinical trials of Vietnam’s ARCT-154 show that this mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe for healthy volunteers, a researcher said. Phase 2 and 3a of the trials are being carried out in Hanoi, nearby Bac Ninh province, and southern...
TAIWAN REPORTS ZERO NEW DOMESTIC CASES, RELAXES MASK MANDATE TAIPEI, Oct 3 — Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Centre (CECC) on Sunday reported zero new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, adding that Taiwan’s outdoor face mask mandate would be partially relaxed. Sunday marked the fourth consecutive day of zero new domestic cases reported in Taiwan, and the...
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