From www.nst.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: Three months have passed and Datin Fatimah Wan Chik, the victim of an alleged botched cosmetic surgery, is still hovering between life and death at a private hospital here.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: All it takes is one fruit or 100ml of its juice and the ordinarily harmless star fruit becomes poison in a matter of hours for kidney patients.

PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry will review private hospitals' charges for room, equipment and medicine, which many have said are excessive.

Minister Datuk Liow Tiong Lai said he would instruct the director-general to set up a committee to conduct a thorough study on the issue of private hospitals' fees.

From thestar.com.my: KUALA LUMPUR: It is unacceptable for doctors to register “excessive” number of clinics under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act.

From thestar.com.my: SEREMBAN: A dog seeing that its elderly owner was in danger of drowning, when flash floods struck Kampung Ulu Temiang yesterday, did the only thing it could do. It didn't stop barking until help came along.

The woman, who suffers from chronic asthma, was on the verge of drowning in her wooden house, as flood waters kept rising steadily, but her loyal pet refused to leave her side.

From thestar.com.my: PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) and Fomca support the Health Ministry’s plan to review private hospital charges for room, equipment and medicine.

MMA said the charges should be uniform while Fomca proposed the ministry use existing mechanism within its purview to address the issue.

From thestar.com.my: IPOH: A National Service trainee died yesterday, five days after coming down with fever.

His mother rushed to see him in hospital but he died at the Teluk Intan Hospital before she could get there.
Afiq Zuhairi: Was sent to hospital after his condition worsened on Tuesday.

Afiq Zuhairi Ahmat Rozal had been a trainee at the Kem Sentosa Chenderiang.

KUALA LUMPUR: Unicef has commended Malaysia for taking exemplary efforts to reduce the mortality rate for children under the age of five years, reducing it by two-thirds within 20 years.