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People who dont get this type of minimally invasive surgery may get an invasive procedure involving surgeons cutting open the chest. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hours into brain surgery, Kenyan doctors realise operating on wrong...

The scandal, which prompted an outpouring of horror on social media, is the latest drama to hit Kenyatta National...

3 March 2018 9:46 AM IST

Its that time of the year again when social media and the air is full of soppy hearticons (heart+emoticon). Sigh!

Medics carry out record-breaking five transplants in 36 hours

Transplantation deirector had to draft in extra doctors, nurses for support on their days off as more organs became...

2 March 2018 6:02 PM IST

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New tech to help bone marrow transplant patients

A new study evaluated an investigational imaging test called 18F-fluorothymidine (18F-FLT).

2 March 2018 12:03 PM IST

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Patients may have longer lives after hip replacement

Here is what a new study found.

1 March 2018 12:02 PM IST

Jay was discharged from Birmingham Childrens Hospital, where he was the first child in 20 years to undergo the complex procedure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hospitalising children: To do or not to do

Highly resistant A. baumannii infections are increasingly being reported worldwide.

13 May 2018 9:16 PM IST

She spent almost Rs 46 lakh on surgery to get a boob job, jaw slimming and forehead fillers (Photo: Facebook)

Transgender woman glad she kept penis as she is attracted to women...

After dating 100 different men, Jolene Dawson has come to the conclusion that she is actually attracted to women.

25 March 2018 7:56 PM IST

People across the world need to know that this type of treatment is being provided in India. (Photo: Pixabay)

Minimally invasive procedure used first time in India

People across the world need to know that this type of treatment is being provided in India.

23 March 2018 1:22 PM IST

The baby was diagnosed with pygopagus parasiticus, a birth condition observed in one in a million pregnancies (Photo: AFP)

Extra limb of baby boy born with three legs removed after surgery that...

The amputation was delayed since the boy's family wasn't in a good financial condition.

21 March 2018 7:20 PM IST

More than 130,000 Americans have had the procedure done since 2011 (Photo: AFP)

Study shows chronic knee pain can be tackled with stomach-narrowing...

extremely obese people seeking relief from their knee pain should consider lap-band surgery earlier because the benefits...

20 March 2018 8:36 PM IST

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NHS reports surge in virginity repair' operations

Here's what hospital figures show.

11 May 2018 5:14 PM IST

The ear has been created from a cartilage which was harvested from her ribs (Photo: AFP)

New ear for woman grown in her forearm after she lost it in a road...

She was thrown out of the car in the mishap which left her spine fractured in many places and the left ear completely...

10 May 2018 1:29 PM IST

Individual weight loss approaches worked well for some people and not for others. (Photo: Pixabay)

Weight loss surgery may harm bone health, says study

Nutritional factors, mechanical unloading, hormonal factors, changes in body composition, bone marrow fat may cause poor...

4 May 2018 2:23 PM IST