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Tag: surgery

Posted inAT Finance, Vietnam

First robotic surgery used on cancer patient in Vietnam

by Asia Times staff May 16, 2019February 18, 2020

A hospital in Vietnam used robotics for the first time in the nation’s history last month to assist in a complicated surgery. On April 23, the Binh Dan Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City used a robot in surgery to remove a tumor in a 70-year-old woman’s kidney, Viet Nam News reported. The two-hour surgery […]

Posted inChina

Excited husky jumps on owner, breaks his neck

by Asia Times staff February 14, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines

Angelica Hale wins again at America’s Got Talent

by Asia Times staff January 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Staff from both hospitals in Taiwan celebrate Joseph’s birthday. Photo: www.vghtpe.gov.tw
Posted inAT Finance, China, Philippines, Taiwan

Filipino boy recovering after brain surgery in Taiwan

by Asia Times staff November 1, 2018February 18, 2020
Dubai, UAE. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina able to walk again after successful operation in UAE

by Asia Times staff October 9, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: iStock
Posted inAT Finance, Philippines, Thailand, World

Undeveloped twin on Filipina girl’s chest to be removed

by Asia Times staff August 2, 2018February 18, 2020
Rashid Hospital in Dubai. Photo: Google Maps
Posted inAT Finance, Middle East, Philippines

Filipina’s life saved by skin graft surgery in Dubai

by Asia Times staff July 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Representational image. Photo: iStock
Posted inMiddle East

Doctors remove crippling parasite ‘egg’ from woman’s brain

by Asia Times staff June 23, 2017February 18, 2020
Representational image. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Surgeons remove parasitic worm from woman’s eye

by Asia Times staff June 13, 2017February 18, 2020
Surgeons in Ahmedabad have reconstructed the esophagus of a girl who drank acid. Photo: iStock
Posted inIndia, Middle East, South Asia

Special surgery enables little girl to drink water again

by Anusha Venkat May 25, 2017February 18, 2020

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