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Studying Shakespeare can Help You Empathize With Others

Coronavirus pandemic has created challenges to establishing empathic relationships between patients and doctors. Therefore, a doctor has suggested that studying Shakespeare can help medical students develop empathy. Writing in the Journal ...

Amputated Hand Rejoined in Surgery at a Delhi Hospital

A 36-year-old man called Inderpal who was working in a factory had an accident, as a heavy object from the machine fell on his hand, which has crushed and amputated his left his forearm . The amputated hand has been rejoined in a challenging surgery ...

Serum Institute Plant Fire: 5 Killed, COVID Vaccine Safe

In a plant of global vaccine giant, the Serum Institute of India (SII) at least five persons suffocated to death as a major fire broke out, said sources. Health Minister Rajesh Tope and Pune Mayor Murlidhar Mohol announced that five persons, ...

Eluru-like Mysterious Illness Cases Emerge in Andhra Pradesh’s Village

Pulla village in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru in West Godavari district has seen 24 new cases of convulsions till 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, bringing back memories of December’s mysterious illness. Pulla is 30 km north east of Eluru town where the ...

Rare Cardiac Procedure Performed Successfully by Doctors in Hyderabad

A 20-year-old who was diagnosed with aortic dissection and Marfan Syndrome was successfully treated by the doctors at Medicover Hospitals in Hyderabad. The doctors performed a critical and rare cardiac procedure called Frozen Elephant Trunk (FET). ...

First Mountain Health Institute in Himachal Pradesh

Asia's first mountain health institute to be set up in Sirmaur district with an outlay of Rs 100 crore. The Himachal Pradesh government signed a memorandum of understanding with Six Sigma Healthcare. Six Sigma Healthcare is providing free high ...

Why Do Bacteria Bind More Strongly on Certain Surfaces in Hospitals?

Differences in the binding ability of bacteria on different surfaces were explored by researchers to prevent the formation of bacterial colonies on medical implants. The research is published in the journal Nanoscale . Staphylococcus ...

Little Sister Saves Her Brother By Donating Bone Marrow

A three-year-old girl from Iraq saved her brother by donating bone marrow. The girl's 18-year old brother was suffering from a sickle-cell disease with symptomatic anemia and jaundice. Symptomatic anemia occurs when the hemoglobin level is so ...

Study Rating Worldwide Gender Inequality

Better understanding of where stillbirth rates are higher and what the social causes underlying stillbirths are, not just taking into account the medical factors as most studies do. The model developed by the USask researchers shows that ...

Woman Got Mercury Poisoning from Her Skin Whitening Cream

Skin-whitening or skin-bleaching is a way to lighten the skin tone with the help of chemical substances. Several people opt for cosmetics that claim to provide such results, while some people also take treatments for skin lightening. One such ...

Haemophilia Patient's Bladder Reconstructed in Bangalore Hospital

Haemophilia patient's urinary bladder was reconstructed at the privately-run Fortis hospital through surgery; an official said. "The surgery was performed by a team of doctors on a 38-year-old overseas patient, diagnosed with cancer bladder ...

New Source of Infections in Health Facilities Discovered

Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections were found to originate outside the hospital setting more often than thought, according to a study published today in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of the Society for Healthcare ...

Doctors Treated 47-Year-Old MS Patient Successfully with Bone Marrow Transplant

Using bone marrow transplant, Anurag Mishra, a 47-year-old man from New Delhi, suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for the past seven years was treated successfully with the help of Haematologists and Bone Marrow Transplant specialists. ...

Shanghai Robot Completes First Surgery on a 65-year-old Cancer Patient

A surgical robot called Toumai laparoscopic robot was developed by Shanghai's MicroPort. The robot completed its first prostatectomy on a 65-year-old cancer patient in Shanghai at at Shanghai East Hospital. The Toumai laparoscopic surgical ...

Rare Tumour Removed from a Woman's Heart

A 60-year-old female patient who had a rare tumor in her heart was admitted to the hospital. Specialists at the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College of Aligarh Muslim University successfully removed the rare tumour from the heart. In the past ...