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Southeast Asia's First Hybrid Heart Surgery Saves 29-year-old In Delhi: Hospital
- Wednesday January 7, 2026
- Health | Press Trust of India
A 29-year-old man underwent a rare life-saving hybrid cardiac surgery, combining open bypass with minimally invasive endovascular repair, in Delhi NCR.
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Doctors Remove 11 'Mega-Fibroids', Weighing 2.7 Kg, From Woman's Uterus
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
In a rare clinical success, surgeons at a Hyderabad hospital have removed 11 large uterine fibroids-weighing a total of 2.7 kilograms-from a 26-year-old woman.
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Who Is Rajendra Panchal? Pune Man Whose Viral Pic Is Used In Racist Posts Against Indians
- Friday November 28, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
For 38 years, Rajendra Panchal suffered from a rare condition called Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) ankylosis, leaving him unable to open his mouth more than approximately 1.5 cm.
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80 Stitches, 2-Hour Surgery: How Madhya Pradesh Doctors Saved Injured Cobra
- Wednesday November 26, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
In a rare and dramatic rescue, a cobra injured during construction work in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain was saved after a two-hour surgery in which the reptile received 80 stitches.
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www.ndtv.com
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Doctors Use Toe From Delhi Man's Amputated Leg To Give Him New Thumb
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a rare surgery, doctors used a toe from a man's amputated leg to rebuild the missing finger.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Boy's Life Saved After Mother's Google Search Uncovered Rare Brain Condition
- Wednesday September 17, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Texas mother's online search led to a life-saving diagnosis and surgery for her 6-year-old son, who was initially misdiagnosed with the flu but was later found to have a rare brain vascular condition.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK Woman Mistook Symptoms For Food Poisoning, Later Lost 13 Organs To Rare Cancer
- Sunday May 25, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Rebecca Hind, 39, from Cumbria in northwest England, first began feeling unwell after an office Christmas party in late 2018.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Doctors Remove Spinal Tumour Through Patient's Eye Socket In Rare Surgery
- Monday May 5, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Karla Flores, a budding manicurist from Maryland, had been struggling with blurred and double vision since 2023, which she first noticed while learning to drive.
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www.ndtv.com
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Canadian Surgeons Put 'Tooth' In Blind Woman's Eye To Restore Her Vision
- Monday March 3, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
A Canadian blind woman's sight may be restored thanks to a rare "tooth in eye" surgery, where one of her teeth was implanted in her eye.
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www.ndtv.com
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Argentina Bans Gender Surgery, Hormone Therapy For Minors
- Thursday February 6, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Gender surgeries are very rarely performed on children in Argentina, and trans minors must generally be medically evaluated and diagnosed before starting puberty blockers.
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US Man Receives Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt
- Friday November 22, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
In the last 20 years, just a little more than 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide, which makes Mr Pfaff's operation a rare success.
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www.ndtv.com
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British TV Presenter Davina McCall Undergoes Brain Surgery After Discovering Rare Tumour
- Saturday November 16, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
In a video message, McCall described that the tumour's discovery came as a shock to her.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chennai Doctors Perform Rare Hernia Surgery On Month-Old Baby
- Thursday September 12, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The boy, born at just 28 weeks to Manju, a housewife, and Moorthy who works as a daily wage laborer, underwent surgery on the 23rd day after his birth while under general anesthesia.
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www.ndtv.com
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Leech Found Deep In UP Man's Nose. He Stood In Waterfall In The Hills
- Tuesday June 25, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a rare surgery, doctors at Nazareth Hospital removed a live foreign body (zoic) from the nose of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.
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www.ndtv.com
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AIIMS Bhubaneswar Conducts Successful Rare Scalp Tumor Operation
- Wednesday May 8, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The executive director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Ashutosh Biswas, said the patient had gone to several medical colleges and hospitals for treatment before finally reaching the Department of Plastic Surgery at the institute.
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www.ndtv.com
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Southeast Asia's First Hybrid Heart Surgery Saves 29-year-old In Delhi: Hospital
- Wednesday January 7, 2026
- Health | Press Trust of India
A 29-year-old man underwent a rare life-saving hybrid cardiac surgery, combining open bypass with minimally invasive endovascular repair, in Delhi NCR.
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www.ndtv.com
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Doctors Remove 11 'Mega-Fibroids', Weighing 2.7 Kg, From Woman's Uterus
- Tuesday December 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Uma Sudhir
In a rare clinical success, surgeons at a Hyderabad hospital have removed 11 large uterine fibroids-weighing a total of 2.7 kilograms-from a 26-year-old woman.
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www.ndtv.com
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Who Is Rajendra Panchal? Pune Man Whose Viral Pic Is Used In Racist Posts Against Indians
- Friday November 28, 2025
- India News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
For 38 years, Rajendra Panchal suffered from a rare condition called Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) ankylosis, leaving him unable to open his mouth more than approximately 1.5 cm.
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www.ndtv.com
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80 Stitches, 2-Hour Surgery: How Madhya Pradesh Doctors Saved Injured Cobra
- Wednesday November 26, 2025
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary
In a rare and dramatic rescue, a cobra injured during construction work in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain was saved after a two-hour surgery in which the reptile received 80 stitches.
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www.ndtv.com
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Doctors Use Toe From Delhi Man's Amputated Leg To Give Him New Thumb
- Thursday October 30, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a rare surgery, doctors used a toe from a man's amputated leg to rebuild the missing finger.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Boy's Life Saved After Mother's Google Search Uncovered Rare Brain Condition
- Wednesday September 17, 2025
- World News | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Texas mother's online search led to a life-saving diagnosis and surgery for her 6-year-old son, who was initially misdiagnosed with the flu but was later found to have a rare brain vascular condition.
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www.ndtv.com
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UK Woman Mistook Symptoms For Food Poisoning, Later Lost 13 Organs To Rare Cancer
- Sunday May 25, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Rebecca Hind, 39, from Cumbria in northwest England, first began feeling unwell after an office Christmas party in late 2018.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Doctors Remove Spinal Tumour Through Patient's Eye Socket In Rare Surgery
- Monday May 5, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
Karla Flores, a budding manicurist from Maryland, had been struggling with blurred and double vision since 2023, which she first noticed while learning to drive.
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www.ndtv.com
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Canadian Surgeons Put 'Tooth' In Blind Woman's Eye To Restore Her Vision
- Monday March 3, 2025
- World News | Edited by Anjali Thakur
A Canadian blind woman's sight may be restored thanks to a rare "tooth in eye" surgery, where one of her teeth was implanted in her eye.
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www.ndtv.com
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Argentina Bans Gender Surgery, Hormone Therapy For Minors
- Thursday February 6, 2025
- World News | Reuters
Gender surgeries are very rarely performed on children in Argentina, and trans minors must generally be medically evaluated and diagnosed before starting puberty blockers.
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www.ndtv.com
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US Man Receives Successful Face Transplant After Suicide Attempt
- Friday November 22, 2024
- Offbeat | Edited by Abhinav Singh
In the last 20 years, just a little more than 50 face transplants have been performed worldwide, which makes Mr Pfaff's operation a rare success.
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www.ndtv.com
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British TV Presenter Davina McCall Undergoes Brain Surgery After Discovering Rare Tumour
- Saturday November 16, 2024
- World News | Edited by Abhinav Singh
In a video message, McCall described that the tumour's discovery came as a shock to her.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chennai Doctors Perform Rare Hernia Surgery On Month-Old Baby
- Thursday September 12, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
The boy, born at just 28 weeks to Manju, a housewife, and Moorthy who works as a daily wage laborer, underwent surgery on the 23rd day after his birth while under general anesthesia.
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www.ndtv.com
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Leech Found Deep In UP Man's Nose. He Stood In Waterfall In The Hills
- Tuesday June 25, 2024
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a rare surgery, doctors at Nazareth Hospital removed a live foreign body (zoic) from the nose of a man in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj.
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www.ndtv.com
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AIIMS Bhubaneswar Conducts Successful Rare Scalp Tumor Operation
- Wednesday May 8, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The executive director of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, Ashutosh Biswas, said the patient had gone to several medical colleges and hospitals for treatment before finally reaching the Department of Plastic Surgery at the institute.
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www.ndtv.com