surgery

First surgery successful

What looked like a tree trunk a day before took the shape of a human hand yesterday after doctors of Dhaka Medical College Hospital successfully conducted the first surgery on “Tree Man” Abul Bajandar's right hand.
20 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Stents and surgery equally durable, safe to reduce stroke risk: Study

Study finds doctors can choose a treatment option between stents and surgery to reduce stroke risk based on ease, comfort and best fit for a patient's individual medical condition.
20 February 2016, 14:11 PM

First operation of 'Tree man' ‘successful’

A Bangladeshi man, who is thought to be suffering from a rare skin disorder, undergoes his first surgery successfully at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital.
20 February 2016, 06:34 AM

8-day-old conjoined twins successfully separated

Eight-day-old twin girls who were joined at the liver and chest are successfully separated by doctors in Switzerland.
3 February 2016, 09:02 AM

One in three older women suffer from Osteoporosis

Around the world, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men are at risk of an osteoporosis fracture, says the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).
20 October 2015, 08:35 AM

World's first penis transplant patient fathers a child (video)

A young South African man who had the world's first successful penis transplant last December has impregnates his girlfriend.
14 June 2015, 03:40 AM

Foetus found in infant’s belly

A team of five doctors operated on a seven-month-old girl and has recover a 700 gram male foetus from her belly.
15 April 2015, 14:15 PM