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17 April 2026

Malaysia

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

UMMC denies claims that radiation safety violations caused a cancer "cluster" in its radiology department. Three staff were diagnosed with cancer, four with thyroid diseases. The hospital says staff radiation exposure levels were below prescribed limits.

17 April 2026

Letter

Moving Beyond Headlines: Strengthening Malaysia’s Health Care System Through Collaboration — Prof Dr M. Murallitharan

This is not the first time I highlighted a problem that no one wants to look at or even consider; nor will it be the last. I am quite used to being the unwanted or unlooked-for messenger.

17 April 2026

Letter

Distrust Is A Symptom, Not The Disease In Malaysia’s Health Care Crisis — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus & Dr Sng Kim Hock

We call on all stakeholders to move the debate away from emotional accusations of bad faith and toward the unglamorous, difficult work of price regulation. Stop blaming doctors for the medical inflation they did not create.

4 December 2025

Malaysia

Insurance Agents Play ‘No Formal Role’ In Medical Claims: LIAM

LIAM CEO Mark O’Dell says insurance agents don't have a formal role in the medical claims process that's managed by insurer officers. Wanting to meet claims staff isn't unreasonable but it “remains the decision of the insurer whether to meet the claimant."

3 December 2025

Malaysia

‘I Didn’t Expect To Fight Both Cancer And My Insurer’

As Ramu battles stage 4 tongue cancer, his health insurance claims are frozen behind an old hypertension episode, requests for nine years' worth of medical records, and months of “investigation”. Ramu has spent some RM69,000, despite RM1.5mil annual cover.

1 December 2025

Malaysia

Send Legal Letters To Insurers Over Denials, Oncologist Tells Patients

Dr Ibrahim Wahid advises patients to send insurers legal letters to challenge medical claims denials; this is enough to scare them. Even if it goes to court, he says oncologists are unlikely to defend the insurance industry as doctors will defend patients.

18 July 2025

Malaysia

How Genomic Profiling Is Transforming Cancer Care In Malaysia

Subang Jaya Medical Centre is the first hospital in Malaysia to publish next-generation sequencing data in lung cancer, setting new standards in personalised treatment.

28 May 2025

World

Managing Drug-Resistant Cancers: Darwin To The Rescue?

Most cancer deaths happen because the cancer cells become resistant to drugs. Adaptive therapies could fix that.

6 March 2025

Malaysia

‘Premium Economy’ Thomson Iskandariah Hospital Targets Growing Demand In Johor

TMC Life Sciences is building Thomson Iskandariah Hospital in Johor’s special economic zone, a "premium economy" facility for the middle class that will focus on orthopaedics for ageing patients, ophthalmology, and new cancer treatments like immunology.

15 January 2025

Malaysia

Drive Better Patient Outcomes With Rapid In-House NGS

Rapid in-house next-generation sequencing (NGS) testing in hospitals enables fast, actionable results in days instead of weeks (1). This allows timely initiation of targeted therapy for cancer, improving patient outcomes and potentially translating into higher survival rates.

Tag: cancer

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

Moving Beyond Headlines: Strengthening Malaysia’s Health Care System Through Collaboration — Prof Dr M. Murallitharan

Insurance Agents Play ‘No Formal Role’ In Medical Claims: LIAM

‘I Didn’t Expect To Fight Both Cancer And My Insurer’

Send Legal Letters To Insurers Over Denials, Oncologist Tells Patients

How Genomic Profiling Is Transforming Cancer Care In Malaysia

Managing Drug-Resistant Cancers: Darwin To The Rescue?

‘Premium Economy’ Thomson Iskandariah Hospital Targets Growing Demand In Johor

Drive Better Patient Outcomes With Rapid In-House NGS

‘Zero Pending’, Zero Safety, Zero HCWs: The Burning Crisis At Queen Elizabeth Hospital — Health Worker

Nationalism Can Curb Doctor Brain Drain, Says KPPA

Malaysia Faces Emerging Shortage Of Dialysers, Haemodialysis Components

UMMC Denies Radiation Exposure Caused Staff Cancer ‘Cluster’

Fifty Years Of Negotiations Across The Table For The Betterment Of Doctors’ Rice Bowl — Dr Sng Kim Hock