Hospitals

Chennai, May 30, 2025: Tobacco use is no longer a personal habit—it’s a national health crisis. India accounts for nearly one-third of global oral cancer cases, with 77,000 new diagnoses and 52,000 deaths annually. The survival rate stands at just 50%, significantly lower than in developed countries (link). This alarming trend is compounded by …

Chennai 30th may 2025: In a timely and impactful initiative, VS Hospitals, in association with Merck Specialities Private Limited has launched the “Two-Minute Action for  Oral Cancer  Protection”2  campaign  with  the hashtag #ActAgainstOralCancer on the note of World No Tobacco Day. This nationwide campaign urges people to perform quick oral self-checks to catch early signs of cancer. Mirrors will be placed in hospital waiting …

Chennai, 29th May , 2025 – In a significant step towards advancing specialized cardiopulmonary care, Kauvery Hospital, Vadapalani, inaugurated its Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic . The clinic, operating under the Department of Cardiology, is a first-of-its-kind initiative offering comprehensive medical, interventional, and surgical evaluation management, and follow-up for patients across all …

Chennai, May 27th, 2025: In commemoration of World Emergency Medicine Day, Iswarya Hospital, a super speciality hospital at OMR, Chennai, conducted a comprehensive mock drill today to simulate real-time emergency response protocols and reinforce preparedness for casualty incidents and critical emergencies in the city. The purpose of this exercise was to …

Chennai, 27th May,2025: Prashanth Hospitals, one of Chennai’s leading multi- speciality hospitals, responds to increasing stroke cases in the city by launching its inaugural awareness campaign on stroke titled, #StopTheBlock. With an aim to reach over 2 million Chennai citizens, this innovative campaign features a mobile unit with a life-size model brain coupled with engaging activities such as flash …

Chennai, May 27, 2025: SRM Global Hospitals successfully performed laparoscopic surgery to treat inguinal hernia in a 90-year-old lady with co-morbidities including hypertension and coronary artery disease. The hospital’s expertise and effective peri-operative care ensured a smooth procedure. Admitted in an emergency, the patient was discharged in stable condition on the …

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 …