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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has undergone successful elective laparoscopic surgery to treat an abdominal hernia. He is recovering under medical supervision and expected to resume duties soon.
Former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has undergone a successful leadless pacemaker implantation at the National Heart Institute following hospitalisation for an abnormal heart rhythm condition.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Fadillah Yusof will undergo heart bypass surgery at the National Heart Institute. Senior minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Razakah will assume his responsibilities during the procedure and recovery period.
Hospital Kuala Lumpur has firmly rejected claims that its public toilets are unsanitary following a viral video on social media, asserting the facilities shown do not belong to the hospital.
A 19-year-old Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah student became an organ donor after his death, enabling six transplant recipients to receive life-saving organs including heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and corneas.
Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has completed a coronary angiogram in Kuala Lumpur. Cardiologists determined that additional interventions such as stent placement or balloon angioplasty were unnecessary.
Police in Telangana, India have arrested a 32-year-old nurse accused of killing her husband by injecting toxic household cleaner into his veins. The death came after a failed attempt to murder him by pushing him from a rooftop.