Surgeon saves child's life with angle grinder
A local surgeon in Kostanay Oblast village Vladimir Kukhar saved a boy’s life with an angle grinder.
Careless surgery brings child to disability
For 10 y.o. Damira Esskendirova a simple surgery instead of brining relief turned into a constant pain and possible permanent disability due to the doctor’s carelessness.
Rio to ban cosmetic surgery... for dogs, cats
Lawmakers in Rio de Janeiro, where plastic surgery is all the rage, have approved draft legislation banning cosmetic surgery for dogs and cats.
Success story: liver transplantation in Almaty
A liver transplantation surgery has been successfully made in Almaty’s municipal clinical hospital #7.
New Year fireworks from all over the world
Countries all over the world have celebrated the New Year 2014 with spectacular fireworks and laser shows.
83 Kazakhstanis treated abroad in 2013
Over 80 Kazakhstan nationals received medical treatment abroad at the expense of the Healthcare Ministry of Kazakhstan in 2013.
First hybrid cardiac surgery made in Almaty
Kazakhstan surgeons have made their first hybrid cardiac surgery on abdominal aortic aneurysm in Almaty.
Karaganda starts producing glue from blood elements
The oblast's Blood Center based in Karagada city has started producing its own fibrin glue, also known as fibrin sealant.
Kazakhstan starts using balloon sinuplasty to treat respiratory system ilnesses
Respiratory system illnesses will be treated with the use of balloon sinuplasty technique in Kazakhstan.
Bolashak fuels development of cardiac surgery in Kazakhstan
Nursultan Nazarbayev stressed the importance of Bolashak Presidential Scholarship and the effect it had on the development of cardiac surgery in Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan cardio surgeons appreciated by American colleague
American surgeon Oscar Frazier M.D. gave high praise to the professional level of Kazakhstan surgeons.
New weight loss surgery made in Almaty
A professor from Lithuania has made an advanced weight loss surgery in Almaty.
British experts warn of rise in genital cosmetic surgery
British gynaecologists warned on Friday that increasing numbers of teenage girls and women are undergoing genital cosmetic surgery, driven in part by unrealistic images of how they should look based on pornography.
US woman's pre-mastectomy dance video goes viral
A video showing a US woman leading a dance party in an operating theater just before undergoing a double mastectomy has gone viral online.
Kirchner blood clot surgery a success: Argentina
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recovering in hospital on Tuesday after successful surgery to remove a blood clot on her brain.
Argentina leader to receive surgery for brain injury
Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner was to undergo surgery Tuesday to drain a brain hematoma, officials said, leaving her party in uncertainty in the run-up to this month's congressional elections.
Myanmar's 'tallest man' undergoes successful surgery
Myanmar's tallest man -- "Big Zaw" -- has returned from Singapore where doctors said he underwent successful brain surgery to remove a tumour responsible for his excessive growth.
Genitals of 5-y.o. boy may be amputated due to failed circumcision in Atyrau
The genitals of a 5-y.o. boy may be amputated because of a failed circumcision in Atyrau city.
Hearing device implantation surgery made in Almaty
Professor of Vilnius Medical University Yevgenius Lisinskas made the surgery in the Central Clinical Hospital of Almaty.
Australian lodges fork in penis for sexual pleasure
Shocked doctors had to perform emergency surgery on a man in the Australian capital Canberra after he lodged a 10 centimetre (four-inch) steel fork inside his penis for sexual pleasure.