Doctors

Manipal: Doctors remove 'massive' 16kg ovarian tumour from woman

The patients however is doing well and on road to recovery, claim the doctors.

Feb 01, 2017, 10:46 AM IST

14 new developmental disorders identified; diagnosis provided for some rare conditions

The team focused on spontaneous new mutations that arise as DNA is passed on from parents to children.

Jan 26, 2017, 15:56 PM IST

35-year-old Delhi woman suffering from ectopic pregnancy gets life

In ectopic pregnancy, the fertilised egg implants outside the uterus .

Jan 25, 2017, 16:36 PM IST

Rare surgery enables bed-ridden lungs-spine cancer patient walk again

When Jiwan Chandra, from Pithorgarh, Uttarakhand, was brought to the team of doctors, he had a spinal fracture and was practically bed-ridden due to severe pain.

Jan 17, 2017, 22:35 PM IST

Doctors remove scissors from man's stomach after 18 years

Vietnamese doctors removed a pair of scissors lodged in a man's stomach for 18 years, authorities said.

Jan 03, 2017, 21:56 PM IST

Stopping exercises in winter increases cholesterol storage: Doctors

Stopping physical exercise during the winter season increases the storage of cholesterol in the body, medical experts here said on Thursday.

Dec 23, 2016, 00:44 AM IST

Two doctors convicted for extending medical asylum to wanted ex-MLA

Two doctors, who extended "medical asylum" to a wanted former MLA by allowing him to remain in hospital for 527 days without any justifiable reason, have been held guilty of contempt by the Supreme Court which said they had "obstructed" in administration of justice.

Dec 22, 2016, 15:14 PM IST

Low thyroid linked to negative reproductive health of women: Doctors

According to them, Hypothyroidism -- when the thyroid gland doesn`t produce enough thyroid hormone -- is more common a cause for infertility and miscarriage in women than most of them realize.

Dec 19, 2016, 21:06 PM IST

Twenty percent of brain stroke patients aged 40 or less

As per some globally-renowned neuroscience around the world, the existing rate of patients with brain stroke is on the rise and the average age is considered to be 40 years or less.

Dec 03, 2016, 10:53 AM IST

Child trafficking: Two more doctors arrested in West Bengal

Two more doctors alleged to be actively involved in the international child trafficking racket in the state have been arrested by the CID.

Nov 30, 2016, 11:54 AM IST

World Anti-Obesity Day: Lifestyle modification key to fight obesity, say doctors

Out of 1470 doctors who replied, 950 or 64.6 percent said lifestyle modification is the key to fight obesity.

Nov 26, 2016, 15:16 PM IST

Doctors at Delhi hospital cure ligament damage by stitching

Doctors at Safdarjung hospital cured a teenager, who was suffering with severe ligament avulsion fracture through stitches instead of using any implant like screws or endo button.

Nov 25, 2016, 23:35 PM IST

Delhi hospital performs first scar-less surgery in India

Doctors at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute performed the first scar-less surgery in India on an 18-year-old boy from Uzbekistan who developed a congenital heart defect.

Nov 22, 2016, 22:20 PM IST

Doctors remove needle from man's body after 22 years

Kiran Kumar (34), then aged 12, was playing as a child when the needle accidentally penetrated his body.Though he was rushed to a hospital, doctors could not trace it and the family eventually forgot about it.

Nov 20, 2016, 13:09 PM IST

26-year-old brain dead man's kin donate his kidneys; gift life to two

Manoj, who is from Patiala met with an accident this week on Zirakpur-Patiala highway and was admitted to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in a serious condition

Oct 22, 2016, 12:51 PM IST

15% diabetics fail to fertilise partners: Doctors

Fifteen per cent diabetic males in India every year fail to make their partners conceive due to defect in their sperm DNA, fertility experts said on Friday.

Oct 01, 2016, 09:24 AM IST

Use air purifiers to tackle respiratory, health problems: Doctors

With 92 per cent of the world's population exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution, health experts have urged people to use air purifiers to tackle poor air, causing respiratory diseases.

Oct 01, 2016, 00:46 AM IST

Alarming! Modern day living contributes to hearing loss, warn doctors

Following the modern day lifestyle can contribute to hearing loss at an early stage, doctors have warned.

Sep 25, 2016, 14:21 PM IST

Diabetic woman dazzles doctors by giving birth to 6-kg baby boy in Hyderabad

The mother named Shabana Begum, hailing from Borabanda stunned the doctors by giving birth to the baby at Niloufer hospital

Sep 04, 2016, 15:00 PM IST

Freeze your egg, don't kick your career: Doctors

Barely five per cent of working women in India prefer egg freezing to delay pregnancy as compared to 30-40 per cent in the West.

Sep 03, 2016, 17:54 PM IST