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Screening of swollen aorta harmful for older men
The decreasing mortality of the disease for reasons other than screening has led to growing problems with over-diagnosing, over-treatment.
First heart transplant patient from Eastern India to be discharged soon
Despite success of first heart transplant, doctors say
Weight loss surgery can cut skin cancer risk: study
Weight loss in individuals with obesity can reduce the risk of a deadly form of cancer that has increased steadily in many countries.
Hospitalising children: To do or not to do
Highly resistant A. baumannii infections are increasingly being reported worldwide.
NHS reports surge in ‘virginity repair’ operations
Here's what hospital figures show.
New ear for woman grown in her forearm after she lost it in a road accident
She was thrown out of the car in the mishap which left her spine fractured in many places and the left ear completely destroyed.
Weight loss surgery may harm bone health, says study
Nutritional factors, mechanical unloading, hormonal factors, changes in body composition, bone marrow fat may cause poor bone health.
Massive tumour weighing 60 kg removed from woman's abdomen
The tumor was benign, but because it was sitting on a major blood vessel doctors say they were concerned about the patient’s heart.
New radiotherapy may help treat liver cancer: study
Radiation segmentectomy (RS) is a minimally invasive option that uses the radioisotope yttrium-90 (Y90) to destroy tumours.
Wounded soldier gets world's first penis transplant in US operation
A team of 11 surgeons operated on veteran, and transplanted entire penis, scrotum without testicles and partial abdominal wall from donor.