heart disease Archives

15 September 2023

Only One Cardiologist In Entire Sabah: Shafie Apdal

Semporna MP Shafie Apdal says there's only one cardiologist in the whole region of Sabah – in Queen Elizabeth Hospital (HQE), Kota Kinabalu. He also says HQE I, with 700 beds, has to get food supplies from HQE II because HQE I doesn't have a kitchen.

14 September 2023

Letter

ABCDE Of Heart Attack Prevention — Dr Yap Jun Fai, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming & Dr Lim Yin Cheng

About 90 per cent of first heart attacks may be attributed to nine modifiable lifestyle factors: smoking, alcohol intake, diet, exercise, obesity, stress, blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol.

12 May 2023

Malaysia

Minister’s Advisor Warns Of NCD ‘Time Bomb’, ‘Silent Pandemic’ Of Mental Health

Dr Kelvin Yii, the Health Minister’s advisor, highlights the gravity of NCDs and mental health; the Health White Paper will focus on preventive health and mental health to overcome the "ticking time bomb" of NCDs and the "silent pandemic" of mental health.

1 February 2023

Malaysia

MOH Doesn’t Confirm If Serdang Hospital Heart Attack Patient Waited 30 Hours For Admission Before Dying

The Selangor state health department simply says that a 64-year-old heart attack patient in Serdang Hospital, who later died, was placed in ED under monitoring by the cardiology department until ward admission after a bed vacancy, but did not confirm if he had waited 30 hours.

7 December 2022

Malaysia

A Look Into The Heart Of Cardiovascular Disease

The impact and significant health risks of Malaysia’s number one killer and how to help lower your risk.

25 October 2022

Malaysia

When Your Heart Skips A Beat – Is This Love Or An Arrhythmia?

Sunway Medical Centre unpacks a common event of premature ventricular contraction (PVC) and how you can reserve these heart flutters for your one-and-only.

17 October 2022

Malaysia

Serdang Hospital Opens Heart Centre, Referral For Country

The Serdang Hospital Heart Centre, which begins operations from Dec 12, is the biggest cardiac facility in Southeast Asia.

22 September 2022

Malaysia

Breaking The Silence On Silent Heart Attacks

Sunway Medical Centre wears their heart on their sleeve in emphasising the causes and preventive measures Malaysians can take to reduce their risk of a silent heart attack.

19 August 2022

Malaysia

Age Is Just A Number: Malaysian Millennials And Gen Z At Risk of Heart Disease

Having a heart attack in your 20s or early 30s is more common, and one in five heart attack patients are younger than 40.

12 August 2022

Letter

Our Eyes Are The Windows To The Heart – Dr Yap Jun Fai, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming, Dr Lim Yin Cheng & Dr Alan Fong

The network of blood vessels at the back of the eye is closely related to heart health.

Tag: heart disease

Only One Cardiologist In Entire Sabah: Shafie Apdal

ABCDE Of Heart Attack Prevention — Dr Yap Jun Fai, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming & Dr Lim Yin Cheng

Minister’s Advisor Warns Of NCD ‘Time Bomb’, ‘Silent Pandemic’ Of Mental Health

MOH Doesn’t Confirm If Serdang Hospital Heart Attack Patient Waited 30 Hours For Admission Before Dying

A Look Into The Heart Of Cardiovascular Disease

When Your Heart Skips A Beat – Is This Love Or An Arrhythmia?

Serdang Hospital Opens Heart Centre, Referral For Country

Breaking The Silence On Silent Heart Attacks

Age Is Just A Number: Malaysian Millennials And Gen Z At Risk of Heart Disease

Our Eyes Are The Windows To The Heart – Dr Yap Jun Fai, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming, Dr Lim Yin Cheng & Dr Alan Fong

Landmark UN Report Highlights Malaysia’s Mandatory Death Penalty Abolition For Drug Offences

Malaysia Approves First Long-Acting Injectable HIV Prevention Drug

At Selayang Hospital’s Understaffed Emergency Department, Doctors Allege Abuse By Patients’ Relatives

The Suffering Family Medical Practitioner — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Government Doctors Link Their Mental Health Issues To Work: Poll