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Saturday, October 11, 2025
TopicSurgery

Topic: Surgery

Cancers spread, heart conditions worsen — halt on elective surgeries taking its toll

Elective surgeries are those that can be scheduled in advance but cannot be avoided for a prolonged period. They were put on hold as Covid pandemic kicked in.

Double lung transplant for Covid-19 treatment: US performs surgery in a global ‘first’

The lungs of the patient, who was otherwise healthy and in her 20s, were destroyed by Covid-19. Indian-origin doctor led the surgery in Chicago.

First pacemaker implant on dog helps clear ‘complete heart block’ in cocker spaniel

Khushi, who is seven-and-a-half years old, saw her heart rate drop to 20 beats a minute — against a normal of 60-120 — because of the block.

How I led the team that carried out India’s first hand transplant

When we began the procedure, the atmosphere in the OT was electrifying. The surgery would take at least 14 to 16 hours and for many of us, without a rest.

Indians in their 20s are getting Botox to look like Indians in their 20s

The popularity of cosmetic surgery is seeing younger people opt for Botox, which lessens the appearance of fine lines.

These new brain scans could put to rest fears of deaths due to medical errors

Scientists from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute said the aim of the brain scans were to improve the way surgeons are trained and evaluated.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.