surgery
Ordeal of an AIDS patient
Sultana (not the real name) was shocked when refused a surgery on an abscess at a public hospital in Dhaka sometime in 2013 because of being HIV positive.
14 March 2016
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
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
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
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
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
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
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