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The study also indicates how African countries are leapfrogging technology by skipping the landlines, moving straight to mobile devices. (Photo: Pixabay)

Text-message blast' can expand access to surgical services

Some 5 billion people in the world lack access to safe surgery and anesthesia.

28 Nov 2017 1:57 PM

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Lung cancer: Stages and treatment options

There are two major types of lung cancers.

27 Nov 2017 12:14 PM

Maqsood had been treated for six months in Satna before he was brought to Rewa (Photo: AFP)

5 kg metal including 263 coins removed from MP man's stomach

Six doctors surgically removed shaving blades, four big needles, a chain, 263 coins, besides pieces of...

26 Nov 2017 2:29 PM

The only treatment options for triple-negative breast cancer are surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. (Photo: Pixabay)

A new target for 'triple-negative' breast cancer

A team of scientists has found a new target for triple-negative breast cancer.

21 Nov 2017 4:25 AM

Her latest breast augmentation almost killed her (Photo: Instagram)

Model gets sugar daddy to pay for surgery to make her a human barbie

She has spent close to Rs 13 lakh on three breast enlargement surgeries and around Rs 3.5 lakh on a nose job.

20 Nov 2017 12:17 PM

Heart failure occurs when the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to meet the oxygen and nutrient requirements of vital organs of the body.

Study shows that mechanical heart valves are safer than biological...

For patients undergoing mitral valve replacement, a mechanical valve is actually beneficial until the age of 70.

11 Nov 2017 2:17 AM

The accident is being investigated (Photo: AFP)

Surgeons carry out 8-hour-long procedure to save man's severed penis

The man suffered an accident involving a circular saw and was airlifted to a hospital in Bristol.

8 Sept 2017 10:42 AM

Around 26000 people viewed her surgery on Facebook (Photo: AFP)

Woman encourages people to get checked for breast cancer by live...

Breast cancer survivors and their loved ones across the globe are trying to bring attention to the issue by...

26 Oct 2018 9:53 AM

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Liver transplant survival rate improving among older adults, finds...

Here is what a new study has found.

23 Oct 2018 10:30 AM

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Does weight loss before surgery provide benefits?

Here is what a new study has found.

19 Oct 2018 6:37 AM

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Despite crisis, most patients want to take opioids after surgery

While opioids may effectively relieve pain after surgeries and procedures, they may not be the best option in all cases.

16 Oct 2018 7:01 AM

Once permission as given Ayala cuddled the baby and started to breastfeed him, after which he stopped crying immediately. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

C-section use nearly doubled globally since 2000: report

The surgery is not without risk for mother and child, and is associated with complications in future births, researchers...

12 Oct 2018 9:44 AM