Under the Surgeon’s Knife
‘’Brutality” may be an apt word for some to use while describing the profession and practices of surgery. The thought of a sane human cutting open another living human sends shudders down the spines of...
View ArticleArgus II Bionic Eye: Good News for Retinitis Pigmentosa Sufferers
Blindness is a massive tragedy. Among all the other disabilities, blindness leaves a person thirsty of the beauty of the world, and unable to look even at one’s own self! That is a great pity. In ...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Prevention: Jolie’s Awakening Move!
God has bestowed human beings with several emotions; be it happiness, pensiveness, jealousy, pride, hate, fear or love. The only strongest forces which can drive man to do the unpredictable and...
View ArticleAn Informal Introduction to the Anesthetist
Scene 1: There was a knock on the door. An expectant face appeared and pleaded, “Sir! Please get the patient under.” Faces of people sitting in the room displayed apathy. The senior most of them,...
View ArticleNano-robots – The Promise of New Feats in Medicine
Understanding human body has always held mysteries, because for a long time period what lies inside was unknown. From dissected cadavers, people drew diagrams. Then with technology like X-rays, it...
View ArticleSquint and its Treatment
There are number of eye diseases that have been listed so far apart, squint is one of them. The scientific name for squint is named as STRABISMUS. Basically; it is a condition, where the eyes ...
View ArticleDetermining the Fate of a Surgical Instrument
There could be no doubt that surgical instruments are one of any surgeon’s closest companions and partners in patient care. Among other factors, the ease, precision and outcome of any surgical...
View ArticleUnderstanding Craniosynostosis : A detectable Sign
Crouzon syndrome is one of the eight FGFR related craniosynostosis disorders. It was discovered by a French surgeon Octave Crouzonwho wrote the findings of this hereditary craniofacial condition in a...
View ArticleRevolutionizing Medicine – The Future of 3D Printing in Healthcare
3D printing has gained much popularity recently. Within the space of a few years, it has gone from a novelty known only to enthusiasts, to a process that had had an impact on almost every ...
View ArticleA Glimpse into the Historical Journey of How We Came to Understand Cancer
Just like any other branch of pathology, our understanding of cancer has also evolved over the period of our existence. The earliest recognition of cancer can be seen in fossils of dinosaurs that...
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