Hospitals

Chennai, February 2026: Today marked an extraordinary demonstration of coordinated medical excellence and humanitarian generosity, as two separate organ transfers were successfully facilitated, giving a renewed lease of life to three patients. Green Corridor from Trichy to Chennai: Lungs Transported with the support of Tamil Nadu Police Earlier today, lungs were transported from Trichy to …

Chennai, February 26, 2026: Setting a new benchmark in geriatric healthcare, MGM Healthcare has launched Swayam, Chennai’s first comprehensive, multidisciplinary geriatric programme built on a structured continuity-of-care model with a strong focus on restoring and sustaining quality of life. The programme is supported by a dedicated senior helpline (044-42004222) to assist …

Chennai, 25 February 2026: Gleneagles Hospital Chennai, a part of Fortis Healthcare, today inaugurated Sakhi, a Comprehensive Breast Care Clinic; a dedicated centre designed to deliver integrated breast health services ranging from screening and diagnosis to advanced treatment and reconstruction. The clinic was inaugurated in the presence of Chief Guest Kalaimamani Ms Nalini, acclaimed Indian …

Chennai, February 25, 2026: The Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine (ISCCM), in association with Kauvery Group of Hospitals and IIT-M, successfully conducted the AI in Critical Care Datathon 2026 as part of the 32nd Annual Conference of ISCCM held in Chennai. The conference brought together clinicians, researchers, engineers, and data scientists from across the …

Chennai, February 2026: Apollo Speciality Hospitals,Teynampet, successfully performed a complex minimally invasive endoscopic procedure to remove a large 15 cm laterally spreading adenoma, a type of Polyp in the sigmoid colon of an 80-year-old woman using Advanced Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection. It is supported by Zoom scope technology, marking the first time this advanced technology has been used …

Chennai, February 24, 2026: The Universal Health Code – presented as the world’s first comprehensive “owner’s manual” for the human body, was launched here today. Spanning nearly 300 pages, the book carries the collective wisdom of 50 leading experts from diverse specialisations, all 1984 batchmates of Madras Medical College. The first …

Chennai, February 2026: Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, successfully treated a 31-year-old woman with severe heart failure through aortic root surgery, a rare and complex cardiac procedure, ensuring long-term heart function while preserving her ability to safely plan future pregnancies. The patient was admitted with severe breathlessness and symptoms of advanced heart failure. …

Madurai, February 18, 2026: Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital will host Meenakshi Neuroendocon 2026, Tamil Nadu’s first conference dedicated to Extended Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, from February 20 to 22, 2026. The conference aims to equip young medical professionals in neurology, neurosurgery, and ENT with valuable exposure to advanced, minimally invasive techniques …

Chennai, February 18, 2026: Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital restored vision to a 44-year-old gynaecologist from Mumbai who had become completely blind in both eyes after ten years of progressive vision loss caused by severe glaucoma and multiple refractory intraocular pathologies, none of which had responded to the several surgeries she …

Chennai, February 17, 2026: Avoiding open surgery, MGMHealthcare Malar, Adyar has carried out a first-of-its-kind pinhole spine surgery on a 75-year-old patient who had been struggling with severe back pain and difficulty walking due to nerve compression caused by age-related spinal degeneration. The minimally invasive procedure, called Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF), …