India is a country where more number of people are ascending the financial ladder everyday than ever before- bringing expendable income to households deprived of it before. India is also a country where good height is considered a positive physical attribute. This combination has seen the number of people seeking limb lengthening surgery going up […]
Indian doctors said that the 37 year old Egyptian – said to be the world’s heaviest woman-has undergone successfully a weight-loss surgery after losing more than 100 kilograms. The woman, Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty previously weighed about 500 kilograms. She has never left her house in Egypt for more than two decades. She arrived […]
On Friday, an overwhelming 40 knives were surgically removed from within a man’s body in an operation that lasted 5 hours. The 42 year old man had swallowed knives for a period of two months. As per Dr Jitender Malhotra who was involved in the operation, the patient had a wild urge to consume metal. […]
Ollie Trezise from Wales is being described as the ‘real life’ Pinocchio was born with a rare birth defect called Encephaloceles in which lack of bone fusion in the skull leaves a gap through which a portion of the brain sticks out. The 21-month old has undergone several painful surgeries to help him breathe better and close the […]
More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers have signs of depression, says a study. The study states harsh and gruelling years of training leading towards the medical job are to blame. This is not only bad for young doctors but also for the patients they see. Depressed doctors are […]