by Samar Kagalwalla In June 2020, neurosurgeons at Johns Hopkins performed the institution’s first augmented reality operations on living patients. The doctors used six screws to fuse three vertebrae in a patient’s spine to cure persistent back pain, using headsets by Israeli firm Augmedics. The latter uses a see-through eye display that projects images of … Read more
March 25, 2022 — It has become standard operating procedure that when you renew or obtain your driver’s license, you’re given the chance to sign on as an organ donor. Statistically, just over 50% of drivers sign on that dotted line, helping put a dent in the list of more than 100,000 people awaiting organ … Read more
March 10, 2022 — It’s not your typical theft, but it’s definitely one that grabs your attention. Last weekend in Denver, thieves broke into a parked truck and stole a blue-and-white box labeled “exempt human specimen.” Turns out those particular specimens were donated human heads. While Denver police continue their search for the stolen property, … Read more
The PM’s call for medical education reforms comes at a time when the country is evacuating a large number of Indian students studying in medical colleges in Ukraine and are caught in the crossfire of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for enhancing the quality and expansion of medical education … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Thursday said it is “highly perturbed” by the recent policy proposals for integration of all systems of medicine, calling it a “khichdi medical system” which could put millions of lives at risk. In a statement, the organisation of doctors said it stands for purity of systems of … Read more