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 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...
A daily wage labour who lost his hand due to distraction caused by a phone call has got his hand reattached at a city hospital. His right hand had become completely detached after an accident while working in a factory....
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...
The first radiation therapy treatment of a cancer patient at Lady Hardinge Medical College was done using a sophisticated Brachytherapy (Internal Radiation) equipment, in its newly constructed Radiation Oncology Block on 9th...
In a demonstration of commitment and excellence, the Indian Army recently undertook a life-saving mission that exemplifies its dedication to the health and safety of its personnel. This was a casualty evacuation mission that...
The average age for cancer diagnosis in India is much lower than to other nations like U.S., U.K., and China. The average age of diagnosis of breast cancer in India is 52 against 63 in the U.S. and UK, while for lung cancer...
About 80 per cent of patients in India are discharged from home or referred to another hospital after initial recovery from head injuries or on tracheostomy support in Delhi’s AIIMS. Keeping in view that family...
Amid the ongoing political crisis in the national capital, Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Thursday launched a fresh attack at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal alleging that the transfer file of the accused principal...
A 20-year-old girl from Ethiopia who was suffering with a rare recurrent parotid tumor has got a new ray of hope at a hospital here. As per the national library of medicine report, the parotid tumor is rare accounting for...
