heart disease Archives

30 January 2026

Malaysia

Base MHIT’s RM100k Cover Likely Insufficient For Major Heart Surgery: APHM

APHM says while the Base MHIT Plan's RM100k coverage is likely adequate for "relatively straightforward" procedures like appendectomy, it probably won't be sufficient for advanced surgery like CABG. Ischaemic heart disease is Malaysia's top cause of death.

17 September 2025

World

How AI-Based Eye Scans Can Detect High Blood Sugar, Heart Disease

Retinal scans, aided by artificial intelligence, may soon offer doctors a simple, non-invasive way to detect several medical conditions.

22 August 2025

Malaysia

Samsung Galaxy Watch8: Your New Personal Health Coach

Make Samsung's Galaxy Watch8 your personal health coach, the world's first smartwatch that measures your antioxidant level. The Galaxy Watch8 has complete heart monitoring, measuring your vascular load, BP and heart rate, besides tailored workout routines.

26 February 2025

Malaysia

Maaedicare Charitable Foundation Introduces Legacy Giving: A Gift Beyond Time For Kidney And Heart Patients Across Generations

Maaedicare Charitable Foundation recently introduced its Legacy Giving Program, calling on donors to leave a legacy of compassion and sustain life-saving health care services.

2 December 2024

Malaysia

The Year Of The Payer: Malaysian Health Care In 2024

2024 is the Year of the Payer in Malaysian health care, with three major policy decisions that benefited payers for health care: health insurance copay mandate, IJN's mandated shift to generics, and the staggered rollout of doctors' on-call allowance hike.

5 November 2024

Malaysia

Switching IJN To Generics Won’t Cut Costs: PhAMA

The Pharmaceutical Association of Malaysia tells the government that just changing medicines for IJN, from originator to generics, won't solve cost management problems. "It may even backfire" with a higher disease and cost burden if patients deteriorate.

1 November 2024

Malaysia

MMA Urges Patient Education In IJN’s Mandated Switch To Generics

MMA calls for patient education and obtaining the best quality generic medicines, after the government directed IJN to switch its public patients to generics. In cases where generic versions aren't available, MMA says originator drugs must still be given.

21 October 2024

Malaysia

How Much Will It Cost MOH To Continue Funding Pensioners At IJN?

MOH paid IJN Sdn Bhd RM606.5 million in 2023 for some 234,000 visits from 48,000 government-dependent patients. If MOF Inc approves IJN's fee hike of 10-40%, with pensioners set to stay at IJN, MOH may possibly pay RM660 million to RM840 million in 2025.

16 October 2024

Malaysia

This Year, IJN Discharged 4,000 Government Patients From Outpatient Services

IJN has discharged about 4,000 public patients under MOH so far this year from outpatient services. IJN CEO Prof Ezani says MOH officers based in IJN decide the criteria for discharge – i.e. free from heart disease – but admits heart disease can return.

9 September 2024

Letter

Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

A heart patient, who was "prematurely" discharged from IJN on July 2, thanks HRPB, JKN Perak, and CodeBlue for his expedited PCI procedure at HRPB on Aug 28. The long-time IJN past patient feels "much more comfortable and confident" with HRPB cardio team.

Tag: heart disease

Base MHIT’s RM100k Cover Likely Insufficient For Major Heart Surgery: APHM

How AI-Based Eye Scans Can Detect High Blood Sugar, Heart Disease

Samsung Galaxy Watch8: Your New Personal Health Coach

Maaedicare Charitable Foundation Introduces Legacy Giving: A Gift Beyond Time For Kidney And Heart Patients Across Generations

The Year Of The Payer: Malaysian Health Care In 2024

Switching IJN To Generics Won’t Cut Costs: PhAMA

MMA Urges Patient Education In IJN’s Mandated Switch To Generics

How Much Will It Cost MOH To Continue Funding Pensioners At IJN?

This Year, IJN Discharged 4,000 Government Patients From Outpatient Services

Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

‘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

MOH Admits Energy Crisis Impact On Medicines, Medical Devices Supply

Doctors’ Groups Demand Internal Inquiry Into Housemen Scam, Victim Compensation