A French surgeon used a Chinese-made robot to perform prostate cancer surgery on a patient in Morocco, 12,000 kilometres away. This intercontinental procedure has set a record as the longest remote surgery ever performed, with a round-trip transmission distance exceeding 30,000 kilometres, according to Xinhua News Agency. The surgery, conducted on November 16, utilised the Toumai Robot, a cutting-edge surgical …
Living half a world away from Covid-stricken Indian relatives, Sydney doctor Yadu Singh has beat back his frustration at being unable to help by providing lifesaving medical guidance via phone, text and video chat. "We actually can't do much sitting 10,000 kilometres away." 'Do your duty' "I can't treat people sitting in Australia," said Singh. When his niece's mother-in-law had …
