Doctors successfully carried out India's first womb transplant in Pune
A team of doctors successfully performed a womb transplant on a 21-year-old woman on Thursday at a hospital in Pune.
May 18, 2017, 23:45 PM IST
India's first womb transplant at Pune hospital today
The woman, who is a Solapur resident and is unable to conceive it due to absence of uterus, is being operated at Pune’s Galaxy Care Laparoscopy Institute (GCLI) by a team of 12 doctors.
May 18, 2017, 13:23 PM IST
Baby undergoes surgery after rats bit her 100 times, parents arrested
The teenage parents, 19-year-old Erica Shyrock and and 18-year-old Charles Elliott, who were taken into police custody, have been charged with endangering the welfare of the minor.
May 18, 2017, 09:30 AM IST
World's smallest baby successfully undergoes heart surgery at Geetanjali Hospital, Rajasthan
The baby boy born prematurely after about 28 weeks (5.5 months) - believed the be the world's tiniest baby - underwent a patent ductus arteriosus, or PDA, corrective operation 15 days after his birth.
May 17, 2017, 12:06 PM IST
First-ever 'capsule robot' to perform colonoscopy developed
Researchers tested the capsule robot, which has a tether that is smaller in diameter than conventional endoscopes, 30 times in the colon of a pig.
May 15, 2017, 00:43 AM IST
Once world's heaviest woman Eman Ahmed likely to undergo heart valve replacement at Abu Dhabi hospital
The Egyptian national weighed over 500 kilos when she was brought to Mumbai from her hometown in Cairo.
May 14, 2017, 17:17 PM IST
Indian surgeons perform complex brain surgery on Ghanaian patient with Arteriovenous Malformation
The challenging surgery, which took eight hours, was performed by surgeons at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru.
May 12, 2017, 10:24 AM IST
Meet the baby who miraculously survived 12-hour surgery, 6 heart attacks
Vididha was rushed to a local nursing home by her parents, who were were advised to take her to BJ Wadia Hospital in Mumbai.
May 11, 2017, 10:43 AM IST
Unique surgery saves retired Army officer after he chokes on his mutton Kebab
Major Rajinder (retired) had to undergo a rare procedure, which doctors described as a 'one of a kind' surgery to remove the kebab.
May 11, 2017, 09:19 AM IST
Indian doctors remove 800-gram tumour from Afghan toddler's chest
According to the doctors, who carried out the surgery on Imran on Tuesday, the tumour had compressed the entire right lung of the child, who weighed just ten kilograms.
May 10, 2017, 09:29 AM IST
Woman with rare tumour in heart saved through surgery
The type and spread of the tumour -- also known as Myxoma -- led other hospitals to refuse to treat the patient, citing bleak chance of survival.
May 09, 2017, 00:02 AM IST
Wary about non-surgical weight loss treatments? Don't be, they're safe and effective, says study!
The research demonstrated that ESG is safe and effective in helping patients lead healthier lives and should be considered as another tool available to clinicians and patients in the fight against obesity.
May 07, 2017, 21:14 PM IST
Most trans patients don't undergo gender-affirming surgeries
The study looked at 99 transgender patients who were undergoing hormone therapy at BMC, the majority transwomen.
May 07, 2017, 16:14 PM IST
This man from Kota lives with 75 pins inside his body, doctors in a fix
X-ray reports revealed Meena had 40 pins inserted inside his throat, 25 in his right leg and two in both of the arms.
May 04, 2017, 11:29 AM 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
Miracle surgery - Indian baby born with extra head attached to her stomach gets new lease of life (Pic inside)
As per reports, the baby girl, who was born via a caesarean section at Ram Snehi Hospital in Rajasthan, also had a third hand.
May 03, 2017, 14:51 PM IST
One of the heaviest women in India now 175 kg lighter, thanks to bariatric surgery
Throughout her teenage years, Amita's weight didn't stop increasing and even after her parents took her to London for consultation, doctors were unable to put a finger on the exact reason.
May 03, 2017, 00:21 AM IST
'World's heaviest woman' Eman Ahmed to leave for Dubai on Wednesday: Reports
However, Saifee Hospital – where Eman is being treated at present – denied receiving any communication from the VPS Healthcare that owns the Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi.
May 02, 2017, 21:33 PM IST
Now, robot drill for 50 times faster skull surgery
The automated drill reduces the time for bone removal from two hours using a hand drill to 2.5 minutes.
May 02, 2017, 00:34 AM IST
Decision to shift world's heaviest woman to UAE a blunder, says Dr Muffazal Lakdawala
Eman, believed to be the heaviest woman in the world when she arrived for treatment at Saifee Hospital here in February, is going to be shifted to a hospital at Abu Dhabi.
Apr 29, 2017, 23:52 PM IST
