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Boon for obese patients: Robotic surgery ensures faster recovery,minimal h
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 21 (ANI): Robot assisted surgery is changing the lives of the patients who are diagnosed with or suspected to have early gynaecological cancers where primary treatment involves complex surgeries.
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Strand Life Sciences expands Onco-genomic portfolio in India with the glob
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], Dec.20 (ANI-Businesswire India): It is vital for oncologists to get clinically actionable and timely results to decide on treatment options for patients. Keeping this in mind, StrandAdvantage, a tumor genomic profiling test by Strand Life Sciences, was launched
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Fortis Escorts Heart Institute sends fifth Heart Transplant Patient home a
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 19 (ANI): Fortis Escorts Heart Institute bid adieu to the patient, who received a heart from Fortis Hospital NOIDA on November 4, 2016.
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Rushing into surgery can up death risk in some uterine cancer patients
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 18 (ANI): For those diagnosed with uterine cancer, delaying surgery may not be a good idea, but for some, rushing into an under-the-knife session can be as detrimental, according to a recent study.
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Punjab Govt. opens 2000 free medicine and 660 free diagnostic centers acro
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI-NewsVoir): A major step towards providing social security to citizens, the Punjab Government has set up 2000 free medicine centers to provide free-of-cost medicines prescribed by government doctors. Out of these, 660 centers also provide free medical testing fa
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Socially isolated cancer patients face higher recurrence, mortality rates
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 13 (ANI): A new study finds that more socially isolated breast cancer survivors are at higher rates of recurrence and mortality, than women with larger social networks experienced better outcomes.
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User-friendly designs in medication packaging can reduce probability of er
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec.11 (ANI): A recent research published in the journal Human Factors suggests that a simple redesign of medication packages can lead to a decrease in the frequency of patient errors and accidental overdoses.
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Heart damage by chemotherapy is worse in patients with diabetes
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], Dec.11 (ANI): Heart damage caused by chemotherapy is worse in cancer patients who also have diabetes, found a recent study presented at the EuroEcho-Imaging 2016.
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Advice to kidney patients undergoing dialysis; Conference being held in Gu
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
By Dr. Virender Sheorain
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Doctors need to empathize than be compassionate for better results
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 7 (ANI): Is your doctor understanding and considers your concerns? A new study says that doctors need to develop a broader skill of empathy to imagine the patient's experience while undergoing treatment, rather than being compassionate and sympathetic.
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SC to hear plea seeking release of cured patients languishing in mental ho
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec. 6 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the plea filed by advocate Gaurav Bansal seeking the release of underprivileged people still languishing in mental hospitals despite being cured.
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Patients ineligible for studies may benefit from trial participation: Stud
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 4 (ANI): US researchers have found that patients who can potentially benefit most from participation in clinical trials due to poor prognosis often are not included in eligibility criteria of existing medical illnesses.
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