No-fear syringe

Muscle power

Filling in fractures

Twin benefits

Syringe safety

Clinical safety comes of age with the devising of a new equipment to dispose of all infected "sharps"

On the dot

A magnetically guided neurosurgical technique called magnetic stereotaxis could enable the performance of delicate brain surgery without …

Combination of rays

For the first time, scientists have combined two complementary imaging techniques to peep inside the human body. Though still in the infant stage,…

Gel to be well

Guided surgery

Exit time for sperm banks

Battling bacteria

Mercury thermometers coldshouldered

With health consciousness showing an upward trend, disposable non-mercury thermometers are catching on

Graft craft

An artificial blood vessel, developed indigenously, would shortly undergo clinical trials on humans, heralding a new era in India's medical technology

A hearty solution

Hail inhaler

Doubts concerning the reliability of inhalers in controlling mild asthma have been put to rest as a recent study in the US has given beta-…

Slitting the beating heart

Dutch surgeons show the way to carry out coronary bypass surgeries without using the heart-lung machine

Trust the robot

Soon a simple robot that can learn the physical characteristics of the brain may give neurosurgeons finer control over surgical instruments …

A snake in your guts!

"Eeeks", you may say, but a new robot which can travel down your intestines is opening up exciting possibilities of medical breakthrough, though …

Testing time

Biosensor, a new technique of chemical analysis, can test water quality, food safety, and much more in no time with remarkable accuracy

X-ceptional cure

Novel surgery

Heart-to-heart

Analysing wildlife through DNA

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Safe drinking

A new filter now promises clean drinking water in arsenic-rich areas