Doctors perform first robotic breast surgery using Da-Vinci technique

A team of doctors has treated two women suffering from advanced breast cancer with the help of robot-assisted functional breast preservation surgery (RAFBPS),a minimally invasive surgical technique using Da-Vinci Robot. The...

Delhi govt hospitals suffer ‘Acute Crisis’ of free medicines: Minister

Delhi health minister Saurabh Bharadwaj has directed the chief secretary Naresh Kumar to personally visit one government hospital and Mohalla Clinic every day and get firsthand feedback on “scarcity” of medicines...

Around 10% doctors’ prescriptions carry unacceptable deviations 

Around 10 per cent of prescriptions from tertiary care and teaching hospitals analysed had “unacceptable deviations” such as inappropriate prescription of medications or more than one diagnosis. The overall...