Breakthrough! Five children receive new ears grown from their own cells
The scientists created reversed 3D-printed replicas of the children’s normal ears and used the replicas to make biodegradable moulds full of tiny holes.
Feb 01, 2018, 13:02 PM ISTDoctors place metallic stent in 10-year-old who swallowed sulphuric acid
Due to his inability to eat for nearly a month, the 10-year-old suffered from malnutrition and weighed a mere 20 kgs.
Jan 31, 2018, 18:38 PM ISTWeight-loss surgery may halve risk of death in adults
Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch or (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass(RYGB)surgery).
Jan 17, 2018, 16:29 PM ISTObese people more likely to suffer from disability after joint surgery
Researchers calculated that obese joint surgery patients had a 35 percent higher risk of dependence after surgery.
Jan 10, 2018, 17:59 PM ISTBoy, who lost 22 litres of blood due to hookworms, now cured
According to doctors, the boy was referred to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SRGH) in August last year with complaints of passage of blood in his stool.
Jan 09, 2018, 09:08 AM ISTWeight-loss surgery may cut heart disease risk among adolescents
The study, published in the online journal Pediatrics, was conducted over 242 adolescents who were diagnosed with heart risk factors at the baseline.
Jan 08, 2018, 18:52 PM ISTAIIMS doctors successfully remove ice pick lodged in man's chest
Surgeons pulled out the ice pick by performing VATS (video-assisted thoracic surgery), which is a type of minimally invasive thoracic surgery.
Dec 31, 2017, 15:09 PM ISTUK surgeon pleads guilty of branding patients' livers with his initials
While 53-year-old Simon Bramhall admitted to assault, he pleaded not guilty to charges of assault causing actual bodily harm.
Dec 14, 2017, 14:27 PM ISTThis 'black box' recorder can measure surgeons' proficiency
To measure the recorder's ability, four basic prostate surgery steps were analysed. Data from 100 procedures performed by both novice and expert surgeons were recorded.
Dec 12, 2017, 17:46 PM ISTWorld's largest reported cyst removed from 5-year-old girl in Jaipur
Only 56 cases of GCC have been reported across the world. The largest was reported from Canada in 2016 measuring 17mm.
Dec 04, 2017, 13:54 PM ISTIndian doctors successfully perform first ever kidney transplant in Tanzania
The doctors also acknowledged the support of a team of doctors at Muhimbili National Hospital in conducting the surgery.
Nov 28, 2017, 08:31 AM ISTDoctors remove 263 coins, 100 nails from man's stomach in MP
The operation was performed at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital in Satna, Madhya Pradesh wherein a whopping 7kg of foreign objects were removed from Khan's stomach.
Nov 26, 2017, 19:12 PM ISTIndia can become second largest market for robotic surgery
India currently has over 50 surgical robots and a pool of over 300 trained robotic surgeons and an estimated 700 robotic-assisted surgeries a month are conducted in the country.
Robotic surgery has picked up pace in India: Study
With over 50 surgical robots and a pool of over 300 trained robotic surgeons in India, an estimated 700 robotic surgeries a month are conducted in the country.
Migraine is treatable. AIIMS, Army doctors propose method
They have arrived at this conclusion after follow-up results of 30 patients who underwent surgery and out of them, 14 felt completely fine in a span of a year.
Nov 13, 2017, 13:53 PM ISTWill decide if I need surgery or not, says injured Sania Mirza
Sania, the country's finest woman doubles player, who began the year with the number one ranking, closed it at number 9.
Nov 12, 2017, 11:54 AM ISTChinese doctors to conduct 500 free eye surgeries in Pakistan
This is in pursuance of the collaboration of the medical associations of the two countries to strengthen the Pakistan-China medical corridor, says an expert.
Nov 09, 2017, 12:33 PM ISTMan's stomach pain turns out to be cigarette lighter, successfully removed
While the man's blood and urine tests couldn't diagnose the problem, an X-ray revealed the culprit.
Nov 02, 2017, 14:28 PM ISTMedical negligence: Doctors leave surgical scissors inside man's stomach
Upon examination, an X-ray revealed the surgical device lying inside his stomach and he was immediately operated upon once again.
Oct 31, 2017, 16:52 PM ISTMore than 600 iron nails surgically removed from man's stomach in Bengal
The doctors claimed the operation was successful and the patient is stable.
Oct 31, 2017, 11:24 AM IST