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Sonia, 30, was taken to the centre in the district's Faloda village in Purkazi block on Friday for treatment. (Representational Image)

Unconscious patient inside, UP health centre staff leave as shift ends

A few hours later when she regained her consciousness, she found herself locked inside the centre, following which she shouted for help.

22 Jun 2019 3:08 PM

In a surprising incident, a 26-year-old man from Bihar survived 18 bullet injuries after a seven-hour-long operation. (Representational Image)

Miraculous save: 26-year-old Bihar man survives 18 bullet injuries

According to reports, Singh has criminal antecedents and had recently come out of jail on bail.

10 Jun 2019 10:03 AM

An Indian-origin doctor has been sentenced to nine years in prison by a US court for committing health care fraud and illegally distributing prescription painkillers. (Representational Image)

Indian-origin doctor commits healthcare fraud in US, gets 9 year imprisonment

According to evidence at the sentencing hearing, the patient died of respiratory depression due to the methadone prescribed by the accused.

11 May 2019 1:27 PM

The accused works in a pharmaceutical company and the investigation is underway. (Photo: File I Representational)

Mumbai doctor arrested for raping 21-year-old model

Police said the two met while the woman was working on a TV serial and that they also lived together.

09 May 2019 8:16 AM

The easy-to-use app, available to Android and iOS users aims to counter the most common reason of unavailability of time for not consulting or visiting a doctor.

Docprime.com launches new app

The app will also allow patients to receive free online consultations and even buy preventive health packages.

07 Feb 2019 12:45 PM

Most people want their doctor to think highly of them. They're worried about being pigeonholed as someone who doesn't make good decisions.

Here's why patients lie to their doctors

Study found 60 to 80 pc of people have not been forthcoming with their doctors about information that could be relevant to their health.

03 Dec 2018 8:39 AM

Doctor booked for harassing wife for money

The accused was booked under sections 498 A, 323, 506 and 406.

25 Nov 2018 5:03 AM

25-yr-old man held for posing as doctor

The arrested accused was identified as Ashish Tripathi (25), resident of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

19 Aug 2018 2:10 AM

UK doctors get green light to prescribe cannabis

Home Secretary Sajid Javid decided to relax rules about circumstances in which medicinal cannabis can be given to patients.

26 Jul 2018 8:38 PM

Director, neurology, Fortis Hospital, Gurgaon, Praveen Gupta said that she was earlier diagnosed with neurocysticercosis (NCC) as she had several cysts in her brain. (Representational Image)

100 tapeworm eggs found in girl’s brain

Her brain scan showed the cysts formed due to tapeworm eggs. The infection is caused by having food infested by tapeworms.

24 Jul 2018 5:16 AM

Earlier this month the General Medical Council’s (GMC) Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) heard how he told a string of lies.

41-year-old doctor claims to have 46-years of experience, gets license revoked

Dr Kashif Samin has been banned from practising after fabricating experience, university degree and links to societies in job applications.

21 Jul 2018 5:01 PM

The nodules caused occasional itching and burning, but she said she had no other symptoms.

Shocking: Doctors remove live worm crawling under woman’s face

The woman told doctors the nodules appeared after she visited a rural area outside Moscow, where she was bitten repeatedly by mosquitoes.

25 Jun 2018 11:56 AM

Bruesch, hailing from Albion, Idaho, became the first person at Portneuf Medical Center this century to survive the rare, last-ditch open-chest operation trauma surgeons use for that specific injury. (Photo: Pixabay)

Bull rider who died thrice in rodeo has doctor massaging heart back to life with bare hands

16-year-old who was bucked off a bull and suffered injuries similar to Princess Diana is all set to return to the ring.

18 Jun 2018 9:55 AM

Authorities in fix over Doctor’s Rs 16 crore claim

There was no mention of the line of treatments, and prescriptions used for the patient.

09 Jun 2018 1:46 AM

The cable tied a knot in the bladder and caused bleeding when the man tried to pull it out himself. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shocking: Doctors pull a 3-foot-long phone cable from sexagenarian's penis

Sexagenarian apparently thought of inserting a cable up his male appendage to stop itchiness in the urethra that was caused by prosatitis.

07 Apr 2018 1:37 PM

Results suggest that even short-term, mild depression can have“meaningful negative outcomes on HIV treatment and survival.

Study finds HIV patients with depression face serious death risks

This is the first time that the impact of cumulative depression has been studied across the whole HIV care continuum.

02 Mar 2018 8:06 PM

C'garh: 11 lose vision in one eye after botched up cataract surgery, says doc

On February 23, a total of 45 operations were performed by two surgeons in two sessions.

02 Mar 2018 11:33 AM

Women the world over endure the sheer agony of period pains, month in, month out and it is only now doctors have put those cramps into clear perspective. (Photo: Pixabay)

Period pains are as painful as a heart attack or migraine, doctor reveals

Severe period pains can be a sign of more serious conditions including endometriosis and pelvic inflammatory disease, says researchers.

01 Mar 2018 1:14 PM

Although Hemal's practice area is urology, he delivered seven babies during medical school although never on the floor of a jetliner. (Facebook/ Sij Hemal)

NRI doctor delivers baby on 35,000 feet in air

Dr Sij Hemal, 27 a second-year urology resident along with Dr Stefanie Ortolan, a pediatrician from France, managed to deliver baby Jake.

31 Jan 2018 6:11 PM

Doctor mows down minor in Pitampura

The accused doctor has been identified as Rohit Singhla.

28 Jan 2018 1:48 AM

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