The influenza vaccine can protect high-risk groups from developing life threatening complications such as pneumonia and inflammation of the lungs.Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) Epidemiologist, associate professor Dr Malina Osman said that pregnant wo…

A suspected avian influenza (AI) case was reported from a cat at an animal shelter in southern Seoul, authorities said Saturday.It will take roughly two or three days to find out if the infection was highly pathogenic, according to the Ministry of Agr…

Although Saleh Ibrahim Kamarudin is no longer their chauffeur, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail are still very concerned about his health.Wan Azizah has contacted the local leader where the 58-year-o…

Minister of Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub was confirmed to have a brain hemorrhage by a specialist doctor, said the Minister’s press secretary Nur Syakirin Husnal.In a statement this morning, she said Salahuddin is curre…

Unionized medical workers demanding better working conditions and increased support for public medical institutions ended their two-day general strike Friday, after their walkout caused patient inconvenience and operational disruptions at hospitals acr…

The Seoul metropolitan government on Thursday lost a lawsuit it filed against a church and its pastor for impeding efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.The city government brought the suit in September 2020 against Sarang Jeil Church in northern …

The Melaka Health Department has issued a total of 93 notices under Section 8 of the Destruction of Disease-Bearing Insects Act 1975 to owners of premises where mosquito-breeding sites were discovered as of last July 1.State Health, Human Resources and…

The isolation period for confirmed COVID-19 cases has been shortened from seven days to five effective July 5, Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said.In a statement today, she said this was because research showed that COVID-19 infectivity was at its h…

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen this morning warned his compatriots of the growing cases of HIV/AIDS in the country.“A total of 1,400 new HIV infection cases were detected in 2022, a year-on-year increase by 300 cases,” he un…

A husband and wife were killed in a road crash involving a Perodua Myvi and a cement trailer at KM25 of the Timur-Barat Highway before the Titiwangsa rest and service area (RSA) in Gerik, today.Perak Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) director Sayani S…