Doctors

Doctors remove needle from man's body after 22 years

Kiran Kumar (34), then aged 12, was playing as a child when the needle accidentally penetrated his body.Though he was rushed to a hospital, doctors could not trace it and the family eventually forgot about it.

Nov 20, 2016, 13:09 PM IST

26-year-old brain dead man's kin donate his kidneys; gift life to two

Manoj, who is from Patiala met with an accident this week on Zirakpur-Patiala highway and was admitted to Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in a serious condition

Oct 22, 2016, 12:51 PM IST

15% diabetics fail to fertilise partners: Doctors

Fifteen per cent diabetic males in India every year fail to make their partners conceive due to defect in their sperm DNA, fertility experts said on Friday.

Oct 01, 2016, 09:24 AM IST

Use air purifiers to tackle respiratory, health problems: Doctors

With 92 per cent of the world's population exposed to unsafe levels of air pollution, health experts have urged people to use air purifiers to tackle poor air, causing respiratory diseases.

Oct 01, 2016, 00:46 AM IST

Alarming! Modern day living contributes to hearing loss, warn doctors

Following the modern day lifestyle can contribute to hearing loss at an early stage, doctors have warned.

Sep 25, 2016, 14:21 PM IST

Diabetic woman dazzles doctors by giving birth to 6-kg baby boy in Hyderabad

The mother named Shabana Begum, hailing from Borabanda stunned the doctors by giving birth to the baby at Niloufer hospital

Sep 04, 2016, 15:00 PM IST

Freeze your egg, don't kick your career: Doctors

Barely five per cent of working women in India prefer egg freezing to delay pregnancy as compared to 30-40 per cent in the West.

Sep 03, 2016, 17:54 PM IST

India short of 500,000 doctors, bodies on shoulders reminders of health crisis

India is short of nearly 500,000 doctors, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) norm of 1:1,000 population, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of government data.

Sep 01, 2016, 15:25 PM IST

Most doctors prefer partners from medical profession: Survey

Around 69 per cent doctors prefer their spouses to be from the medical profession, the results of a medical app-based survey have revealed.

Aug 30, 2016, 09:49 AM IST

DNA: Analysis of fraudulent doctor in Noida treating patients with wrong treatment

Analyzing the fraudulent doctors with fake medical certificates operating in Noida. Watch complete news story of DNA for getting detailed updates!

Aug 27, 2016, 00:27 AM IST

Doctors say bill is 'black day' for surrogacy, will spawn corruption

Leading gynaecologists have termed the government nod to the Surrogacy Regulation Bill, that bans commercial surrogacy, as a black day, and say it will lead to malpractices like surreptitious and illegal surrogacy, that is rampant in kidney transplantation.

Aug 24, 2016, 20:51 PM IST

Shocking! Indian surgeons remove 40 knives from cop's stomach (Watch)

 A five-member doctor team operated on the 42-year-old patient for around five hours to remove the knives.

Aug 23, 2016, 13:08 PM IST

57% of allopathic doctors in India have no medical qualifications: WHO

The WHO report also revealed that in rural India, only 18% of the allopathic doctors had a medical qualification.

Jul 19, 2016, 12:31 PM IST

46 per cent female cancer patients in India are below 50: Doctors

Late marriages, multiple sex partners and late pregnancy have contributed to incidence of cancer among women, of which breast and cervical cancers are the commonest forms, they said.

Jul 17, 2016, 20:23 PM IST

National Doctors' Day: Six interesting facts about this special event!

As we gratefully remember our physicians who help to save lives everday, let us take at look at some interesting facts about this special event.

Jul 01, 2016, 10:33 AM IST

Why men make excuses to see doctors!

Men can spend 34 hours golfing or watching a ball game every week, or find the time to take a trip to Vegas with their buddies, but they cannot spare 90 minutes a year to get a check up.

Jun 09, 2016, 18:51 PM IST

Kidney racket revealed in Apollo hospital

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Jun 04, 2016, 09:15 AM IST

7th Pay Commission: Doctors in govt hospitals in Delhi go on strike

The Federation of Resident Doctors Association (FORDA) has also written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to revise the recommendations of the 7th Pay Commission which they termed were "particularly discriminating to doctors".

May 26, 2016, 08:49 AM IST

Is spinal disorder most common health issue among Indian youth?

According to a recent study, every fifth Indian is suffering from some type of spinal ailment and a 60 per cent rise in spinal problems among youth has also been observed.

May 19, 2016, 13:12 PM IST

Doctors meet PM, seek raise in retirement age

They also batted for increasing the seats in PG and undergraduate courses, saying the present ratio of patients to doctors is very poor. 

May 16, 2016, 18:35 PM IST