chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Archives

20 November 2025

Malaysia

Lung Health Initiative Screening Detects More Tuberculosis Than Cancer In Early Rollout

MOH’s Lung Health Initiative has detected far more mild, asymptomatic TB than lung cancer among 3,000 people screened so far. The programme uses AI-assisted X-rays and aims to cut deaths from TB, COPD, and lung cancer by 30% in five years.

19 November 2025

Malaysia

No ‘ROI’ From Tobacco, Vape Manufacturing: WHO Envoy

WHO special envoy José Luis Castro says governments gain no real economic return from tobacco or vape manufacturing, as long-term health care costs and disease burden far outweigh industry claims of jobs or investment.

18 November 2025

Malaysia

In Patients With Multiple NCDs, COPD Gets Attention Only When It Turns Critical

Clinicians say chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in patients with multiple NCDs is often treated only when it threatens to “kill them tomorrow”, with misdiagnosis and poor access to spirometry causing many cases to go undetected until severe.

23 November 2022

Malaysia

COPD Treatment Options At Serdang Hospital Beyond Inhalers

Serdang Hospital provides interventional procedures for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), like bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) and assessment for lung transplant, as well as a multidisciplinary approach involving rehabilitation programmes and pharmacists.

Tag: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Lung Health Initiative Screening Detects More Tuberculosis Than Cancer In Early Rollout

No ‘ROI’ From Tobacco, Vape Manufacturing: WHO Envoy

In Patients With Multiple NCDs, COPD Gets Attention Only When It Turns Critical

COPD Treatment Options At Serdang Hospital Beyond Inhalers

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

Report: Treasury Wants RM3b Cut To Health Ministry’s 2026 Budget

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA