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Eight Dead, 19 Missing in Flash Floods in China

Eight people died and 19 others remained missing following flash floods and mudslides that hit Kangding City in southwest China’s Sichuan Province.

Local authorities reported that a tunnel bridge was toppled and homes were destroyed in Ridi Village, …

Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Rids Patient of Fasciola Hepatica

A specialized medical team at the Royal Hospital successfully performed the first laparoscopic cholecystectomy (of its kind in Oman) for a patient who was infected with a liver fluke Fasciola hepatica. The diagnosis of such rare cases requires excepti…