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  Should Ayurvedic physicians be conducting surgeries?

  News | November 26, 2020 16:47 IST

  The Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM) in its gazette notification allowed Ayurvedic PG passouts to receive formal training for such procedures.

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  Routine testing for COVID-19 can make surgery safer: Study

  Lifestyle | November 13, 2020 8:54 IST

  Routine testing patients for COVID-19 before major surgery could reduce the risk of respiratory complications and save lives, a new study revealed.

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  AI predicts patients at highest risk for severe pain, increased opioid use post-surgery

  News | October 06, 2020 12:51 IST

  Artificial intelligence (AI) used in machine learning models can predict which patients are at highest risk for severe pain after surgery, and help determine who would most benefit from personalised pain management plans that use non-opioid alternatives, suggests new research.

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  'Mr.Skull Face': Man gets his ears removed, spends Rs 5.8 lakhs on 17 body modifications

  World | August 27, 2020 16:00 IST

  In a shocking incident, a man has undergone body modification surgery to remove his ears. The 39-year-old man, who belongs from Finsterwaldein, Germany has spent nearly Rs. 5.8 lakhs in making changes to his body. 

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  Pranab Mukherjee's health worsens, shows no improvement: Army Hospital

  India | August 11, 2020 19:44 IST

  Former President Pranab Mukherjee who underwent emergency surgery for brain clot on August 10, has not shown any improvement and his health status has worsened. He remains on ventilatory support. His health continues to remain critical, Army Hospital (R&R) Delhi Cantt said in a statement.

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  Infant in Delhi hospital gets mother's milk from Leh

  News | July 22, 2020 10:40 IST

  A newborn was brought to Delhi after his condition got complicated. Treatment began of the child and surgery was successful.

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  Nose surgery may make a woman appear 3 years younger: AI study

  Science | January 28, 2020 14:36 IST

  Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the US analysed the before-and-after photos of 100 female patients, aged 16 to 72, all of whom underwent rhinoplasty for cosmetic reasons.

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  Tamil Nadu doctors remove half kg hair, shampoo sachets from minor girl's stomach

  India | January 28, 2020 7:30 IST

  The girl, a Class 7 student, was mentally upset due to the death of a close relative, which led to her consuming objects like the empty packets and hair, which accumulated, resulting in frequent pain.

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  15 cm piece of arrow removed from 12-year-old Assam archer, stable after surgery

  India | January 10, 2020 14:53 IST

  Shivangini Gohain, the 12-year-old Assam archer who was injured when an arrow shot accidentally during a training session pierced her neck and upper body, underwent a surgery on Friday and a 15-cm part of the metal rod removed from her body.

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  Women made to lie on floor post surgery UP

  India | November 28, 2019 14:51 IST

  Sterilization camp was held in the hospital on Tuesday and some women lay down on the floor due to paucity of beds...the hospital has only 30 beds," the Chief Medical Superintendent(CMS) Dr Santosh Kumar said.

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  Kamal Haasan successfully undergoes leg surgery

  India | November 22, 2019 15:21 IST

  Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Friday successfully underwent a surgery for removal of an implant placed in his right leg, the party said.

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  Alleged use of HIV-contaminated surgery equipment in Odisha

  India | October 30, 2019 16:55 IST

  The dental surgery department of the hospital was shut down for disinfection on Monday after the incident was reported.

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  Rare surgery performed on 4-month-old to remove kidney stones

  India | October 03, 2019 19:05 IST

  Doctors at a Hyderabad hospital have performed a complex procedure to remove kidney stones from a four-month-old baby boy, said to be the world's youngest patient to undergo such a procedure.

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  India's tallest man undergoes successful rare hip surgery in Ahmedabad

  India | September 25, 2019 15:16 IST

  Since the past few months, Singh had been struggling under immense body pain due to his height. He even had problems standing up from the bed without support.

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  Doctors remove 1.5 kg ornaments, gold coins from woman's stomach in West Bengal

  India | July 25, 2019 13:30 IST

  Doctors at a government hospital in Birbhum district of West Bengal removed over 1.5 ks of coins and ornaments from the stomach of a mentally unstable woman. According to the mother of the woman, she was not keeping well and swallowed coins and ornaments. The incident came to light after the mother of the woman noticed materials disappearing from the house.

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  Mulayam Singh may undergo surgery today

  India | June 25, 2019 16:46 IST

  Samajwadi Party (SP) patron Mulayam Singh Yadav may undergo a Thulium Laser surgery at a Ghaziabad hospital on Tuesday.

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  Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath undergoes trigger finger surgery at government hospital

  India | June 22, 2019 14:23 IST

  "The chief minister was admitted to Hamidia Hospital around 9 am on Saturday. A team of doctors performed a surgery for a medical condition of trigger finger," Aruna Kumar, dean of Gandhi Medical College (Hamidia Hospital) said.

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  Tumour of the size of two footballs removed from Tanzanian man in rare surgery in Delhi

  India | June 17, 2019 20:45 IST

  In a rare surgery, a malignant 24-kg tumour of the size of two footballs has been removed from the abdomen of a Tanzanian man in the national capital, doctors said on Monday.

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  Indian woman dies after hip surgery at Dubai hospital

  India | May 13, 2019 18:49 IST

  According to her family, Betty Rita Fernandes decided to go in for a hip replacement surgery under Samih Tarabichi, consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Al Zahra Hospital, Al Barsha, Dubai.

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  New procedure repairs leaking heart valve without surgery

  Health | November 28, 2018 23:03 IST

  A leaking mitral valve affects nearly 10 per cent of the population who have coronary artery disease, heart attacks or bypass surgery and continues to increase with age.