Thailand plans to require permits for medical, research use of cannabis
Thailand plans to relist cannabis as a narcotic and issue permits only to those who grow and use it for medical purposes and research.
Thu May 23 2024
69 kes varian Delta, 119 kes Omicron dikesan sejak 9 Februari - Dr Noor Hisham
Institute for Medical Research (IMR) telah mengenal pasti mengesan sebanyak 188 kes baharu Variant of Concern (VOC) pada 9 Februari 2022 hingga 11 Februari.
Fri Feb 11 2022
India says local COVID-19 vaccine final trials could end within two months
India's health minister said on Sunday a locally-developed COVID-19 vaccine candidate could complete its final trials in a month or two.
Mon Nov 23 2020
Health DG invites former COVID-19 patients to join medical research
Malaysians who have previously been infected with the COVID-19 virus are invited to participate in a longitudinal study on the response of neutralising antibodies among COVID-19 patients in Malaysia.
Wed Oct 14 2020
COVID-19 D614G mutation found in five clusters - Health DG
Dr Noor Hisham in an update post on his official Facebook site said the result was obtained from the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) today.
Fri Sep 25 2020
51-year-old man from Kuching latest rabies victim in Sarawak
A 51-year-old man from Kuching, Sarawak, died yesterday from rabies infection, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.
Wed Sep 09 2020
Possible that Tawar, Sivagangga clusters came from same source - Health D-G
There is a big possibility that the Tawar cluster and Sivagangga PUI (person under investigation) cluster may have originated from the same source, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham.
Thu Aug 27 2020
India's COVID-19 cases cross 2-million mark
India's COVID-19 tally crossed 2 million mark on Friday, reaching 2,027,074, reported Xinhua news agency, quoting the federal health ministry.
Fri Aug 07 2020
IMR to conduct studies on COVID-19 virus mutation - Dr Noor Hisham
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has directed the Institute of Medical Research (IMR) to conduct studies on mutation of the COVID-19 virus to learn more of its characteristics.
Mon Jul 06 2020
COVID-19: India aims to release vaccine by August 15
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has selected 12 institutes for clinical trials of the country's first indigenous COVID-19 vaccine.
Fri Jul 03 2020
COVID-19: MOH can focus on genomic research with reduction in positive cases - Health DG
The declining number of positive COVID-19 cases will allow MOH health workers to focus on its joint research on COVID-19-related genomics with the IMR.
Tue Jun 09 2020
Malaysia to boost COVID-19 testing to over 22,000 daily by next week - Dr Noor Hisham
The automated processing machine which could do 5,000 tests per day would be placed at Institute of Medical Research (IMR) in Kuala Lumpur.
Mon Apr 27 2020
Possibility of three COVID-19 strains in Malaysia - Health DG
The strains must first be examined by the health authorities including the Institute for Medical Research (IMR).
Wed Apr 15 2020
43,462 clinical samples taken for testing so far - Health DG
A total of 43,462 clinical samples have been taken for COVID-19 testing to date, Health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.
Wed Apr 01 2020
Australian scientists use blood bank to develop 'vaccine' for diabetes
Australian scientists are optimistic that a bank of blood donations will help them develop a vaccine for Type 1 diabetes, China''s Xinhua news agency reported.
Wed Apr 19 2017