28 million routine surgeries may be cancelled, postponed worldwide due to COVID-19 outbreak, reveals study
"Owing to COVID-19, cancelling elective surgery at a large scale will have a substantial impact on patients and cumulative," said Dr Pradeep Chowbey.
Dec 16, 2020, 18:35 PM IST
IMA opposes Govt's move to allow Ayurveda doctors to perform surgery, calls strike on December 11
The Indian Medical Association (IMA), the apex body of Indian doctors, has strongly opposed the government’s move to allow the Ayurveda doctors to perform surgery.
Dec 10, 2020, 15:53 PM IST
Watch: San Diego hospital lets kids drive to the operation theater
Kids at Rady Children's Hospital in California were driven into the operating room in a tiny Mercedes, BMW or Lamborghini.
Sep 20, 2017, 15:53 PM IST
Robots will carry out surgeries at Safdarjung hospital soon
The hospital is in the process of buying a robot at an estimated cost of Rs 18 crore to carry out surgeries.
May 03, 2017, 20:44 PM IST
Over 20,000 resident doctors in Delhi go on strike, 800 surgeries postponed
Over 20,000 resident doctors in the national capital on Thursday went on mass casual leave in solidarity with their Maharashtra counterparts.
Mar 23, 2017, 23:32 PM IST
Surgeries postponed at AIIMS as 5,000 nurses go on strike; emergency shuts for first time
The move severely affected patients as the emergency unit closed for the first time in the premier institutes history.
Mar 18, 2017, 09:30 AM IST
Delhiites can now get free diagnostic tests
Under the scheme, all residents of Delhi will get free diagnostic tests in 21 private institutions if they are referred to by Delhi government hospitals.
Mar 02, 2017, 16:40 PM IST
Women way ahead of men in family planning, says doctor who performed over 3.5 lakh sterilisation operations
Fondly called `Doorbeen-wale bawa' in rural areas, Dr Pant works with the state government's health department and specialises in laproscopic sterilisation.
Feb 03, 2017, 00:01 AM IST
New tiny ingestible `robot` may soon make surgeries history
Researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound.
May 15, 2016, 10:57 AM IST
Surgeries, emergency services hit as nurses go on mass leave
At Safdarjung Hospital, 70 routine surgeries had to be rescheduled as 25 out of the 30 operation theatres were shut.
Feb 26, 2016, 21:46 PM IST
I went through two surgeries listening to music: Amitabh Bachchan
Music is the best healer and for megastar Amitabh Bachchan it has been his companion in the operation theatre too.
Oct 20, 2015, 14:12 PM IST
