Hospitals

Chennai, September 2026: MGM Cancer Institute marked Rose Day, an occasion dedicated to raising awareness about cancer, with a dual celebration: the completion of 100 bone marrow transplants (BMT) since April 2024, and the launch of the Swasthi Patient Benefit Card, a initiative offering financial assistance for the education of …

Chennai, 9 September 2026: Apollo Hospitals, Greams Road,Chennai has successfully performed more than 2,000 robotic-assisted orthopaedic surgeries, including total and partial knee replacements and total hip replacement procedures. The milestone marks a significant step in the hospital’s journey in technology-enabled joint replacement care and reflects its growing experience in combining advanced surgical systems with clinical expertise. …

Chennai, September 9, 2026: Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital organised an awareness activity at TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai to mark National Eye Donation Fortnight. The event saw enthusiastic participation from more than 150 members of the public, along with doctors and staff from Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital. Carrying placards, participants formed a …

Chennai, September  2026: MGM Healthcaresuccessfully performed open surgical chest contouring on a 44-year-old man diagnosed withGrade 3 gynaecomastia and Stage 1 liver failure.Gynaecomastia is characterised by significantenlargement of male breast tissue and, in this case, was associated with excess skin and early-stage liver dysfunction. The patient, a police officer recently approached the hospital after his enlarged breasts began significantlyaffecting his daily life and professionalresponsibilities. He found it difficult to run and wasunable to change comfortably at his workplaceleading to public embarrassment, low confidence, and reduced self-esteem. The medical team at the hospital also diagnosed himwith liver cell failure. In this case, it remains uncertainwhether the gynaecomastia was idiopathic (with noidentifiable cause) or secondary to liver cell failure. Considering the patient’s bleeding abnormalities secondary to hepatic failure, the team decided not to perform liposuction or other conventionaltechniques. Instead, we opted for open surgical chestcontouring, a procedure commonly performedfollowing massive weight loss or as part of gender-affirming surgery for female-to-male (FTM) transition. The surgical team headed by Dr. …

Chennai, September 8, 2026: Setting a new milestone in hip reconstruction, SIMS Hospital has performed Asia’s first new-generation, bone-sparing hip procedure. The pioneering procedure was performed on two international patients – one aged 44 from Nebraska, USA, and another patient aged 58 from London, United Kingdom. While the conventional hip …

Chennai, September 2026: Club for Diabetes Excellence (C.O.D.E.), Chennai — India’s first integrated club for people with diabetes — organised C.O.D.E. 2.0 (Conference on Diabetes Evolution 2.0) in Chennai today, bringing together leading diabetologists, physicians, researchers and healthcare professionals to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of diabetes care. Held under the …

Chennai, September 2026: Speaker of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly J. C. D Prabhakar inaugurated the Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme on neuro rehabilitation organised by MGM Healthcare today and released a handbook titled, ‘Restoring Function, Renewing Hope’. Dr. V. R. Roopeshkumar, Director of Neurosurgery, Dr. A. J. Rajendran, Clinical …

Chennai, September 05, 2026: Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital in association with Eye Research Centre Foundation, the research and educational wing of the healthcare enterprise, organised Kalpavriksha 2026, the 19th edition of their annual flagship programme for postgraduate ophthalmology students. The two-day Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme designed as a crash course to build …

Chennai, September 3, 2026: MGM Healthcare, Chennai, has performed the city’s first spinal cord stimulation electrode implantation, an advanced treatment in which small electrodes are placed near the spinal cord to deliver controlled electrical impulses that modulate nerve activity and support the recovery of movement and function. The procedure was …

Chennai, 2nd September, 2026: Pioneering a new era in Fertility Care, Prashanth Fertility, one of the leading fertility care providers in the city, today launched ‘Prashanth Fertility at Home’, a first-of-its-kind initiative designed to provide eligible IVF support services to patients at the comfort of their homes.  Launched in a press conference in the city, in …