Fast, factual wire coverage from across Malaysia and the region.
Cambodia's Kandal province has removed the head of Setbo Health Centre from his post following public outcry over a viral video of emergency treatment given to a teenage patient, with authorities launching a formal investigation.
Japanese police have arrested a 51-year-old former nurse on suspicion of causing a patient's death by contaminating his intravenous line. The 75-year-old victim died from sepsis-triggered organ failure in January.
A critical staffing shortage at Hospital Tengku Ampuan Rahimah in Klang, where approximately 20 surgical officers manage 300-400 patients daily, exposes systemic vulnerabilities in Malaysia's public healthcare system and demands urgent government intervention.
Hong Kong's Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau announced a review of reporting protocols for reproductive technology incidents after HEAL Fertility delayed disclosing embryo sample mix-ups involving two patients by nearly three weeks.
Malaysia's Ministry of Health has introduced the Malaysian Triage Scale 2022, replacing the three-tier system with a more sophisticated five-level framework designed to accelerate emergency care and prevent patient backlogs in public hospital emergency departments.