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L to R Dr. KM Mandana (Transplant surgeon), Dilchand Singh, Rupayan Roy ( Bengal's first heart recipient from Fortis Malar)

First heart transplant patient from Eastern India to be discharged soon

Despite success of first heart transplant, doctors say

11 Jun 2018 2:39 PM

Part of the problem might be a lack of awareness about the necessity of additional treatment. (Photo: AP)

Many people with mild brain injuries don't get follow-up care

We now know that resting too much after a mild TBI or being too active right after the injury can make symptoms worse.

05 Jun 2018 4:15 PM

Hospital to continue treatment after man moves high court

Mr Agarwal filed a letter on May 7 requesting that it be treated as a petition on behalf of his ailing father.

13 May 2018 2:15 AM

South African media say the giraffe swung its neck and knocked him over. (Photo: Youtube)

Giraffe kills filmmaker at wildlife facility in South Africa

The Glen Afric website promises tourists that "you can get up close and personal to a number of our resident wildlife."

06 May 2018 4:52 PM

The incident took place when the patient in coma, Parminder Gupta, was shifted to the general ward from the ICU for two days. (Photo: Representational/File)

Eye of patient in coma 'nibbled by rat' in Mumbai hospital; charge denied

The hospital administrator, however, denied the incident, claiming it as an 'alleged conspiracy' to malign their reputation.

29 Apr 2018 3:40 PM

Drugs prescribed to kids are often inappropriate

A large proportion of these preventive, or prophylactic prescriptions also were for broad-spectrum antibiotics.

22 Mar 2018 2:21 PM

The hospital has carried out 88 transplants so far this financial year and expects to do 95. It performed the UK’s first successful heart transplant in 1979.

Medics carry out record-breaking five transplants in 36 hours

Transplantation deirector had to draft in extra doctors, nurses for support on their days off as more organs became unexpectedly available.

02 Mar 2018 6:02 PM

Patients whose doctors ordered flu tests tended to be younger, around 58 years old on average. (Photo: Pixabay)

Hospitalized older adults less often tested for flu

If influenza is not considered as a potential cause of the illness, it is unlikely that the patient will be treated for influenza.

19 Feb 2018 10:00 AM

The girl, Ariba, who originally hails from Chiplun accidentally swallowed a LED bulb while playing with toy mobile. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Doctors remove LED bulb from child’s lungs in Mumbai hospital

Doctors from Bai Jerabi Wadia hospital remove the bulb in a two minute Bronchoscopy.

25 Jan 2018 2:04 PM

While paramedics were at first puzzled, an ultrasound revealed at the Derriford Hospital revealed that she was moments from giving birth. (Representational Image/ Pixabay)

Woman learns of pregnancy 45 minutes before giving birth to boy

Lisa Leathard admitted herself when she suffered severe stomach pains but was left stunned on learning that she was actually in labour.

10 Jan 2018 1:39 PM

The driver stopped his car and rushed the little boy to the hospital. (Photo: Youtube/CGTN)

Video: Here's how a good samaritan rescued a 7-year-old who was flung from a car

The little boy was thrown out of a minivan in China's Jiangsu province.

28 Dec 2017 4:04 PM

The body bore no external injury marks, said reports. (Representational Image)

Delhi: 23-year-old male nurse found dead in hospital’s ICU bathroom

The nursing assistant, Rahul, was on night duty in the ICU, where his body was found.

11 Sep 2017 1:42 PM

Vikki was given an emergency catheter – a thin, sterile tube that was inserted into her bladder to drain away 1200ml of urine (Photo: Pixabay)

Woman does not urinate for three years after being struck down with rare disease

Suffering from Fowler's Syndrome, 23-year-old has not urinated for three years as her bladder muscles are unable to relax.

01 Sep 2017 1:01 PM

Te pensioner’s daughter was at her bedside when she died at 7am, and that the body was still on the bed at 3.30pm. (Photo: Pixabay)

UK hospital claims shortage of staff as dead body lies for eight hours

The dead body would have been there for even longer had bed not been needed for another patient.

30 Aug 2017 5:21 PM

According to doctors, ovarian cysts are fairly common and appear and disappear naturally without any treatment. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out how sex almost killed this woman

Reunion between couple turns deadly when woman ruptures ovarian cyst while making love.

25 Aug 2017 5:53 PM

Jailed Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius. (Photo: File)

Blade Runner Oscar Pistorius out of hospital, back in Jail

Pistorius is serving a 6-year jail term for murdering his girlfriend Reeva, a model and law graduate, in his Pretoria house in 2013.

04 Aug 2017 6:44 PM

City’s oldest plague hospital gets justice posthumously

The court said that the trustee had no right to hold on to the movable assets and should immediately hand them over.

09 Jul 2017 1:20 AM

The woman being transported to another hospital in Saharanpur. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UP: Pregnant woman in labour denied ambulance due to lack of fuel

The woman's husband, Monu Kumar, said that nobody helped them when they called on helpline numbers as well.

14 Jun 2017 3:56 PM

Rohtak: Medical board to go for abortion of 10-year-old pregnant girl who was raped by stepfather

The district court here left it to the medical board of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences to take a call on the matter.

16 May 2017 9:19 PM

Swine flu claims second life in Mumbai, state toll reaches 196

The woman died at Kohinoor Hospital on May 12, but her report was awaited for confirmation of the H1N1 infection, an official said.

16 May 2017 5:44 PM

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