How Tipu Sultan’s 18th-century punishment quietly reshaped beauty standards across Bollywood and HollywoodCenturies before celebrity nose jobs dominated headlines, a humble Indian artisan performed a groundbreaking nasal reconstruction on Cowasj...
21 Jun, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Indian doctor operates Pakistani patient in Sri LankaA Mumbai-based eye surgeon operated on a blind man from Lahore at an eye hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Pakistani patient couldn't get...
29 Sep, 2024, 10.22 AM IST
9 members of Bandra family go under the knife to sort out ‘weighty issues’Nine members of a joint family underwent bariatric surgery in the course of seven years to lose excess weight.
18 Jul, 2023, 06.53 PM IST
A cardiac surgeon, a robot, and the Make in India dreamAt a time when Make in India was all show no substance, a cardiac surgeon gave up his life savings to show the true meaning of the agenda a...
13 Nov, 2021, 09.31 AM IST
Maharashtra: Schools for Classes 5 to 8 to reopen from Jan 27Local authorities including district collectors, municipal commissioners and district civil surgeons will have to assess the ground situati...
15 Jan, 2021, 09.24 PM IST
Hrithik Roshan all-praise for Assam doctor's 'terrific spirit' after 'Ghungroo' dance video goes viralHrithik also shared the video on his Twitter page and praised Senapati's dancing skills.
20 Oct, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
From impressing the President to PM Modi, this startup's cure for knee replacement surgery is 20x cheaperWith low-cost healthcare solutions in India few and far between, frugal innovation as demonstrated by AlgoSurg may offer a much-needed fix ...
26 Dec, 2017, 03.12 PM IST
Investor rush picks up for IRB InvITs post-IPODriven by higher demand, the price rose as much as Rs 105 pulling down yield by 50 basis pts.
22 May, 2017, 10.26 AM IST
Demonetisation: Doctors with independent practices stay patient, take cheques“We are neither refusing patients nor refusing time to bring money,” said VK Monga who runs Monga Medical Centre in Delhi.
22 Nov, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
Meet Vishal Rao, an oncologist who tries to prevent tobacco addictionGrowing up in a family of doctors in Mangaluru, Dr Vishal Rao was taught to have a value-based approach to medicine.
09 Nov, 2015, 10.37 AM IST
India, China offer big opportunity for surgical device industryBoth the countries are shifting towards enabling quality surgical care at an affordable cost, at a pace faster than many western healthcare...
03 Feb, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
No differences with ruling-BJP, says Sena chief Uddhav ThackerayHe said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is supportive towards the initiative and that he will extend all help and co-operation from his en...
02 Feb, 2015, 03.02 PM IST
44% advised unnecessary surgery: 2nd opinion-giversIs surgery necessary? A city-based medical second opinion services centre has found an uncomfortable answer to this question that traumatiz...
04 Jan, 2015, 10.35 AM IST
Algebra, Pythagoras' theorem originated in India: Harsh Vardhan"Whether it is related to the solar system, medicine, chemistry or earth science, we have shared all our knowledge very selflessly," Harsh ...
04 Jan, 2015, 03.02 AM IST
Indian-origin doctor Hemant Thatte finds ‘solution’ to problem of organ preservationSenior cardiovascular surgeon at Harvard University Dr Hemant Thatte has worked out a 21-chemical solution that could preserve a donated or...
21 Feb, 2014, 10.45 AM IST
Indian habit of ‘jugaad’ helps reduce healthcare costs considerablyThe Indian habit of ‘jugaad’ — roughly, making do with what you have — is now coming handy in surgeries and clinics, reducing healthcare co...
16 Feb, 2014, 06.10 AM IST
- Verify health cover extent before buying insurance
While rejection of health insurance claims is not unheard of, consumer organisations say, sometimes, insurance companies withold a portion ...
17 Apr, 2009, 06.33 AM IST