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Pathologists have been conducting genetic tests on the tumor to learn why it grew so quickly (Photo: AFP)

Massive tumour weighing 60 kg removed from woman's abdomen

The tumor was benign, but because it was sitting on a major blood vessel doctors say they were concerned about the...

4 May 2018 9:55 AM IST

L to R Dr. KM Mandana (Transplant surgeon), Dilchand Singh, Rupayan Roy ( Bengals first heart recipient from Fortis Malar)

First heart transplant patient from Eastern India to be discharged...

Despite success of first heart transplant, doctors say

11 Jun 2018 2:39 PM IST

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Nitric oxide inhaled during surgery can decrease kidney problems

This is the first study to show that a pharmacological treatment can reduce acute and chronic kidney injury as a result...

22 Jun 2018 4:13 PM IST

Green lasers or blue lasers can be more damaging than red or orange ones, because of the frequency at which they omit light - around 550 nanometers - which is extremely powerful.

Shocking: Boy left with untreatable hole in eye after playing with...

A scan revealed a large hole in macula (left part of retina), which is crucial for mapping out faces and words.

22 Jun 2018 12:25 PM IST

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

Chennai doctors save Tanzania girl who has lived life with organs...

Sauda Suleiman Amour, was born with defective abdominal wall and liver, part of intestine jutted out of her belly.

19 Jun 2018 3:48 PM IST

For patients of Alzheimers and dementia, memory implants and reactivation will be a life-changer, just as the ability to mute or erase memories will be for trauma victims. (Photo: Pixabay)

Screening of swollen aorta harmful for older men

The decreasing mortality of the disease for reasons other than screening has led to growing problems with...

17 Jun 2018 6:35 PM IST

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

Surgeons create penis for transgender man using skin from his forearm

Surgeons have created a penis for a transgender man using skin from his forearm - allowing him to feel full sensation of...

29 Jun 2018 2:13 PM IST

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How helpful is prehabilitation before heart surgery

The demand for surgical services is increasing as a result of an expanding "ageing population."

28 Jun 2018 12:31 PM IST

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

Cancer survivor gives birth after rare surgery to stitch cervix back...

The surgery took away so much of her cervix that it was impossible for her to become pregnant.

31 Aug 2018 4:33 PM IST

Informed about her illness only after waking up from a seizure last year, Sarah also jokingly named her tumour Rodger (Photo: AFP)

Woman tells jokes, sings while undergoing surgery to remove brain...

Sarah-May Philo is also a trained opera singer and made up songs about the staff around her when a speech therapist...

28 Aug 2018 5:18 PM IST

They were unable to remove it from Johnsons body even after operating for an additional three hours (Photo: AFP)

Doctors leaves needle inside man's chest during surgery causing...

According to a lawsuit filed by relatives, the needle wasn't removed till Johnson's autopsy.

3 Sept 2018 12:28 PM IST

Removal of the build up restored blood supply to his leg and doctors located pulse again (Photo: AFP)

Iraqi girl undergoes surgery for rare disease

However, in spinal AVM, the blood passes dir-ectly from arteries to the veins, bypassing the capillaries.

26 Sept 2018 6:16 AM IST