Vaping sees more youth treated for hallucinations, collapsed lungs
Hospitals are reporting increasing number of patients with mental illnesses associated with vaping.
Health pressure group shocked by Anwar's about-turn on vape tax revenue
The prime minister had promised to set aside half of the tax revenue from vaping products for anti-smoking campaigns and other health-related matters.
'Today tobacco, tomorrow foreign govt?': Putrajaya urged to set up royal inquiry on who killed GEG bill
Vocal Penang-based consumer group CAP says the public should be told the identity of MPs 'kowtowing' to lobbyists it says are like 'drug merchants'.
Britain proposes ban on cigarettes for younger generations
If passed into law, the smoking age would rise by one year every year, potentially phasing out smoking among young people almost completely as soon as 2040, reports say.
Health and education to continue receiving biggest allocations, Anwar says on budget
The prime minister also says that subsidy rationalisation is necessary to ensure that government subsidies benefit the groups which truly need help.
France to ban disposable e-cigarettes
It says this is an important health issue.
Urgent appeal for RM331,000 to save 13 premature babies
Having been born early, these babies now face medical complications such as respiratory distress syndrome, congenital pneumonia and sepsis.
Aspartame sweeteners 'possibly carcinogenic', says WHO
The acceptable daily intake level however remains unchanged.
Indonesia's parliament approves changes to healthcare laws amid protests
Hundreds of medical workers protested outside parliament in the capital Jakarta, demanding further public consultation on the reforms, which they say could weaken their protections.
Aide denies rumour on Sarawak's Taib Mahmud
He says the Yang di-Pertua Negeri is well and in good stead.
Sudan's war exacts deadly toll on dialysis patients, leaves bodies rotting
Sudan's health sector was already on the edge of collapse due to a lack of resources before the conflict, and it has been shattered by nearly two months of fighting between the army and the RSF across the country.
More teens vaping now than before, health ministry warns
The number of teenagers found to be vaping has increased from 9.8% in 2017 to 14.9% in 2022.