Surgery News

Given the quality of teaching and regulatory oversight, traditional medicine practitioners may not be equipped to conduct surgery

Fear of crowded spaces and the higher risk of infection due to prolonged stays in hospitals is making patients seek out robotic surgeries.Robotic assisted surgeries is also less painful and causes less blood loss, compared to traditional surgeries.

The researchers tracked 2,287 diabetic patients who underwent weight-loss surgery at the Cleveland Clinic from 1998 through 2017The study looked primarily at the risk of developing heart disease, stroke, heart failure, kidney damage, an erratic heart rate or death from any cause

Offering India’s beloved elephant god as proof of ancient plastic surgery expertise does little for our scientific heritage. The purpose of such assertions is to make claims of supremacy in all the sciences

According to the approved heath ministry formula, compensation for patients affected by Johnson and Johnson's faulty hip implants will range from 33 lakh to 1.2 crore

An expert panel set up to decide on compensation for patients affected by J&J faulty hip implants has recommended additional 10 lakh for 'non-pecuniary' losses

Patients affected by Johnson and Johnson's faulty hip implants will be reimbursed if revision surgery was done within 15 years of the hip replacement surgery

The proposed medical registry will track implantable devices that pose risk to patients

In case the disability is on the higher scale (40-45%) and the person underwent the hip surgery at a young age and is suffering, the quantum of compensation will go up

Everybody who is suffering due to Johnson and Johnson's Acetabular Surface Replacement (ASR) is eligible to apply for compensation, and is not limited to those who underwent revision surgeries