Hospitals

Chennai, May 22, 2025: Rela Hospital, a globally renowned leader in liver transplant surgery, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first hospital in the world to perform a robotic liver transplant on a five-year-old child. This makes the child the youngest recipient of a robotic liver transplant globally, …

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], 21st May 2025: Apollo Spectra Hospitals, in association with eminent colorectal surgeon Dr. Vani Vijay, Senior Consultant (GI – Minimally Invasive & Robotic Surgery), is proud to announce the introduction and launch of the revolutionary Rafaelo Procedure (Radiofrequency Ablation of Haemorrhoids under Local Anaesthesia) — a cutting-edge, minimally invasive radiofrequency therapy …

Marked by the GINA (the Global Initiative for Asthma) theme of “Make Inhaled Treatment Accessible for All,” this year’s World Asthma Day comes at a crucial moment in India’s public health journey. Asthma and other chronic respiratory diseases rank among the top three contributors to Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) related deaths, …

Chennai, 19th May 2025 – Kauvery Hospital Alwarpet, a leading multi-specialty healthcare provider in Tamil Nadu, successfully organized a Night Walk for Lupus Awareness at Elliot’s Beach Road, Besant Nagar, Chennai. The event, led by the Department of Rheumatology, aimed to raise awareness about lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that affects millions worldwide. The walk …

Chennai, May 2025: MGM Healthcare has successfully performed India’s first Transoral Robotic Surgery (TORS), a minimally invasive procedure conducted through the mouth with robotic assistance, on a 52-year-old woman, providing relief from Bilateral Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia, a condition characterised by severe throat pain and painful swallowing. It was also associated with a …

Chennai, May 2025: Apollo Hospitals, India’s most trusted name in healthcare, has announced the launch of ‘The Apollo Elder Care Program’, a comprehensive, expert-led initiative aimed at transforming the healthcare experience for senior citizens. This holistic geriatric program is designed to offer cohesive and personalised care that addresses the evolving medical needs of older adults, …

Chennai, May 2025: At an age when most teenagers are focused on exams, extracurricular, and social media trends, 17-year-old Arick Agarwal is redefining what it means to make a difference. With a deep sense of empathy and purpose, Arick has founded the NewSight Foundation — a grassroots initiative committed to bringing free eye care and …

Chennai, May 2025 — Kauvery Hospital, Alwarpet, a leading multi-specialty healthcare provider in Chennai, has launched Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a major development in the field of cancer care. With this launch, Kauvery becomes one of the few hospitals in India offering this advanced form of immunotherapy for select blood cancers. CAR-T therapy is a type …

Chennai, May 15, 2025: SIMS Hospital, a renowned multispeciality hospital in the city, has made history by successfully performing, a beating heart four vessel bypass surgery (CABG) and pacemaker implantation in a single procedure on a 92-year-old patient with coronary blockages, showcasing that even nonagenarians can benefit from the procedure …

Chennai, 12 May 2025: Prof. Dr. Amar Agarwal, Chairman of Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital, received the Film Festival award for his pioneering work on Pinhole eye surgery (Pupilloplasty) from Dr. Jason Jones, Chief Judge at ASCRS in Los Angeles, USA. Prof. Dr. Amar introduced Pinhole Pupilloplasty, a technique that reduces the size of the iris and creates a pinhole pupil, helping …