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Topic: Surgery

Made in India or Made in China? Two firms spar over a next-gen surgical robot

Gurugram's SS Innovations wrote to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation that Gujarat-based Merai Newage merely re-labelled & repackaged a China-made surgical robot.

India sees 20k bariatric surgeries a year. But blockbusters Mounjaro, Wegovy are shaking up obesity arena

India's anti-obesity drug market is valued at Rs 3,000-3,500 crore and is projected to grow nearly eightfold to Rs 25,000 crore by 2030, as per estimates.

A fiery side-effect of melting glaciers & paging Dr Droid for gallbladder surgery

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Regulator’s nod for telesurgery in India. How robot-led surgery is performed & what it means for healthcare

SSI Mantra became the first surgical robotic system to be approved by CDSCO this month to remotely perform robotic-assisted surgeries using wireless technology.

Indigenous, affordable, how robot-assisted surgeries are finding takers in smaller Indian cities

It is estimated nearly 60,000 robotic-assisted surgeries are now performed in India every year across specialities, with growing popularity in not just metros, but Tier 1 & 2 cities, too.

Hand transplantation surgeries to now be regulated centrally through a nationwide database

All hospitals to register patients needing hand transplant on National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation portal. Agency will permit procedure based on availability of cadavers.

Kolkata doctors retrieve nose pin screw lodged in woman’s lung with non-invasive surgery

The team, led by Dr Debraj Jash of the Medica Superspecialty Hospital, used conventional bronchoscopy to extract the gold object in a procedure that lasted 20 minutes.

Delhi doctors perform 8-hour auto liver transplant surgery on Kyrgyzstan woman, 2nd in India

Surgery conducted at Fortis Escorts, Okhla. Removal of diseased portion of liver was a challenging task as organ was stuck around surrounding vital structures.

Modi govt makes big changes to organ transplant rules — 65-yr age cap removed, single waiting list

Those in need of transplants can register for organs anywhere in the country and not just in their state. For remote areas, government working on plan to use drones for delivery.

Taurean Surgical democratizing access to robotic surgery in collaboration with Mazumdar Shah Medical Foundation

The collaboration between Taurean Surgical and Mazumdar Shah Medical Foundation will enable them to bring cost-effective solutions to patients who cannot afford them.

On Camera

Beneath the ice — what a lost US base from the Cold War reveals about Greenland

A failed US plan to hide missiles under the ice now provides vital clues for understanding Greenland’s future and climate risks.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.