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Chennai, May 9 (IANS) In a major medical breakthrough, a minimally invasive robotic-assisted approach has cured a woman suffering from Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (PMP) -- an aggressive appendix cancer.The global estimated incidence of PMP is…

Thane (Maharashtra), April 17 (IANS) In a rare case, a one-year-old male child born without an anus and other complications has been successfully treated by the doctors at the Wockhardt Hospitals in Thane, officials said on Wednesday.Child…

Thane (Maharashtra), April 17 (IANS) In a rare case, a one-year-old male child born without an anus and other complications has been successfully treated by the doctors at the Wockhardt Hospitals in Thane, officials said on Wednesday.Child…

Lucknow, April 11 (IANS) Doctors at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) successfully conducted a complex hip replacement surgery on a 37-year-old man who is also suffering from haemophilia. Mohammad Shadab, a resident of Kanpur, had…

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Dance and music therapy combined with meditation can help slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative brain disorder, according to a new research by the Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre in…

Gurugram, April 3 (IANS) A 30-year-old German man suffering from refractory post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dyscognitive epilepsy was successfully treated by the doctors here via a rare keyhole surgery. Refractory PTSD with…

Lucknow, March 28 (IANS) Doctors at the King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have successfully conducted a hip revision surgery on an 85-year-old woman.The patient had undergone surgery in her left hip 35 years ago during which the plate…

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The decline in fertility rates in India is a matter of concern and must be addressed properly by taking into account factors like urbanisation, education, and women's empowerment, said health experts on…

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) While new treatments in the form of drugs and injections have been developed to tackle global obesity, they may not be efficient alone, experts said on Friday, as they stressed the role of maintaining a proper…

Pune, March 15 (IANS) A 20-year-old kabaddi player has undergone a successful cadaveric allograft to repair two out of three of his damaged ankle tendons, officials said here on Friday. The patient, Sagar Jagtap, who was off the kabaddi…

Panaji, March 13 (IANS) Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday said that the government is working on providing accessible healthcare and would be adding more facilities to help people. Rane was speaking during the launch of six…

Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) As many as 129 (or 76 per cent) out of 169 endemic blocks are now gearing up for the pre-transmission survey (pre-TAS), in eliminating lymphatic filariasis in Uttar Pradesh. Lymphatic filariasis is a neglected…

Lucknow, March 3 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has vaccinated 96 per cent of the target children, according to the data from the Hospital Information Management System by the UP health and family welfare department.Against a target of…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) More than 80 per cent of Indian adults above 50 years of age -- a group that is most susceptible to the disease -- lack understanding of shingles and its lifetime risk, according to a global report released as part…

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Only human trials will help understand the efficacy of the new Rs 100 pill developed to prevent recurrence of cancer, said doctors on Wednesday. According to a report by NDTV, researchers at the Tata Memorial Centre…

Chennai, Feb 24 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu public health department has issued a health advisory to the Tamil Nadu forest department and local authorities in areas bordering Karnataka as the threat of Monkey Fever looms large over the border…

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 22 (IANS) In what’s billed as just the third such surgery performed in the country, a leading private hospital in Thiruvananthapuram performed the percutaneous mesocaval shunt procedure for the first time in…

Ahmadabad, Feb 21 (IANS) Gujarat will get a new government hospital which will be equipped with all the latest modern technology, Gujarat Speaker Shankar Chaudhary announced on Wednesday. He said that the groundbreaking ceremony of the…