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New trick to reduce hospital readmission rates

Here is what a new study has found.

21 Feb 2018 6:46 PM IST

Babhulkar has adopted the eight-year-old tiger, now housed in the newly-opened Gorewada Rescue Centre in Nagpur.

Maharashtra tiger to get prosthetic limb with surgeon's help

The feline, whose paw was amputated, was two years old at the time of the incident.

7 Feb 2018 2:44 PM IST

It also reduced length of hospital stay by nearly three days for patients with lung cancer. (Photo: Pixabay)

Regular exercise cuts complications post-lung cancer surgery

Pooled analysis of the data showed that an exercise programme before surgery reduces the complication rate afterwards by...

3 Feb 2018 2:04 PM IST

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy tumours. (Photo: Pixabay)

New radiotherapy may help treat liver cancer: study

Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy...

24 April 2018 6:48 PM IST

The man decided to seek medical attention only when the pain in his penis became unbearable. (Photo: Pixabay)

Wounded soldier gets world's first penis transplant in US operation

A team of 11 surgeons operated on veteran, and transplanted entire penis, scrotum without testicles and partial...

24 April 2018 8:18 AM IST

Apart from causing breathing issues, the tumour also restricted her from eating (Photo: AFP)

Doctors remove football sized tumour from 12-year-old girl's face in...

A doctor said that Kaltoumi had to suffer due to lack of accessibility to medical facilities and is one of many such...

9 April 2018 1:11 PM IST

The state health department has taken this decision with the aim of encouraging maximum doctors to work and serve in rural areas. (Representational Image)

AIIMS docter does wrong surgery on kidney patient

After the procedure, she said that she did not suffer from any kidney ailment.

5 April 2018 6:48 AM IST

The childs grandmother Makhfirat Khasanova said the needle pulled from the boys gums did not have a sharp end but had an eye. (Photo: Pixabay)

Shocking: Mother discovers 9-month-old filled with metal needles...

Incident in Tajikistan comes to light after mother pulls out one needle from child's gums. Turns out carer did it to...

5 July 2018 9:30 PM IST

A young woman in Texas who remained awake for her brain surgery was able to speak to doctors during the procedure -- and viewers from around the world looked on, as part of the operation was live-streamed on Facebook. (Photo: Facebook)

US hospital livestreams woman's brain surgery on Facebook

She wanted to use the experience to educate viewers through the livestream, Patel, said, which was broadcast on the...

31 Oct 2019 3:35 PM IST

Sources said that as many as 1,94,015 surgeries were performed in the hospital In 2017-2018.

AIIMS plans extra hours for surgeries

A senior doctor said that increasing the surgery timings in a day would benefit the patients by reducing the waiting...

4 March 2019 2:53 AM IST

Following the birth of Love and Prince, the doctors decided to wait for at least six months before conducting a surgery to separate them (Photo: AFP)

This medical robot can autonomously navigate inside one's body

Surgeons have used robots operated by joysticks for more than a decade.

27 April 2019 10:24 AM IST

Following the birth of Love and Prince, the doctors decided to wait for at least six months before conducting a surgery to separate them (Photo: AFP)

This medical robot can autonomously navigate inside one's body

Surgeons have used robots operated by joysticks for more than a decade.

27 April 2019 10:24 AM IST