Medicine

In a remarkable medical feat, doctors at NIMS Medicity in Thiruvananthapuram, Keralam, successfully removed a 1-kilogram mass of hair from the stomach and small intestine of a nine-year-old girl. This rare and life-threatening condition, known as Rapunzel syndrome, saw the young patient recover ... Read full article.

A new once-daily weight-loss pill, Foundayo, has officially become available in pharmacies across the United Kingdom. This marks a significant development for individuals seeking new options for weight management, especially as the UK is the first country in Europe to approve its use. Foundayo is ... Read full article.

The National Health Service (NHS) has introduced a groundbreaking new treatment designed to significantly reduce the rejection of kidney transplants, offering renewed hope to patients across the UK. This innovative "double matching" blood process is set to transform outcomes for those awaiting or ... Read full article.

A new, minimally-invasive prostate cancer treatment, famously used by TV personality Jeremy Clarkson, is showing incredible promise, offering the same effectiveness as traditional radiotherapy but with significantly fewer debilitating side effects. This breakthrough, known as focal therapy, is ... Read full article.

London has witnessed a medical marvel as young Elliot Atkins, a boy battling a "one in a million" condition known as middle aortic syndrome, has had his life saved through a groundbreaking UK-first procedure. His parents had faced the heartbreaking reality that, without immediate and effective ... Read full article.

In what is being called a landscape-changing moment for medical science, a new daily pill has shown the potential to double the survival time for patients suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer has long been considered one of the world’s deadliest and most difficult-to-treat ... Read full article.

Oxford University researchers are working at lightning speed to develop a vaccine for a rare and deadly species of Ebola known as Bundibugyo. This specific strain, which currently has no proven vaccine, has a terrifying mortality rate, killing about one-third of those it infects. With an active ... Read full article.