Madurai, 2023: First time in Tamil Nadu, Neurosurgery team at Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre (MMHRC) performed a complex brain surgery called “Double-Barrel STA-MCA Bypass Surgery” to save a 50 years old woman with Complex Cerebral Aneurysm. The patient was brought with history of headache, aphasia, loss of vision in …
Read More »Sree Balaji Medical College Signs MoU with Canadian Organization to Promote Comprehensive Cleft Care in India
Chennai, 2023: Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH), a premier medical education institution in Tamil Nadu, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Transforming Faces, a Canadian charity promoting comprehensive cleft care in low and middle-income countries, to build the capacityof professionals in India in providing comprehensive care for the children …
Read More »60-year-old with Severe Parkinson’s disease gets a new life after Deep Brain Stimulation at Fortis Vadapalani
Chennai, 28 February 2023: A 60-year-old patient with off-state Parkinson’s disease with developing OFF dystonia found fresh hope after Deep Brain Stimulation surgery (DBS) at Fortis Hospital Vadapalani’s recently launched Comprehensive Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center. DBS is a neurological technique that involves implanting hair-thin electrodes deep inside the brain to stimulate the brain …
Read More »Dr. Sengottuvelu G, leading interventional cardiologist of India performed two cases of novel orbital atherectomy procedures
Dr. Sengottuvelu G, leading interventional cardiologist of India performed two cases of novel orbital atherectomy procedures last week. Orbital Atherectomy was introduced in India and these two procedures were among the first few cases in India. Dr. Sengottuvelu G, senior interventional cardiologist, Apollo main hospitals, Chennai and his team performed …
Read More »Dr Mehta’s Hospitals launches Advanced Cardiac Care Center
Chennai, 22 Feb 2023: Dr Mehta’s advanced cardiac care centre which included a Cathlab and cardiac ICU with state-of-the-art OT was launched by Dr Alby John Varghese, I.A.S. District Collector of Tiruvallur District; Dr.S. Aravind – Director Projects, Aravind Eye Care Systems & Chief Medical Officer, Aravind Eye Hospital, Chennai along …
Read More »Vamsha Vaidhya Awards to be conferred to distinguished Ayurveda and Vedic Medicine Practitioners
Chennai, February 21, 2023: To commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of eminent Ayurvedic physician Vaidyaratna Pandit Divi Gopalacharulu, the first ever Vamsha Vaidhya Awards will be awarded, to recognize excellence in Ayurveda and Siddha and to promote highly devoted and dedicated families of Ayurveda and Siddha health care and pharmacy. The awards …
Read More »Early detection of hearing impediment and early intervention can create better life for individuals
Chennai 21st February, 2023: In order to raise awareness about recognizing hearing loss and prompt treatment, an awareness program was conducted on Sunday at Mylapore, which was attended by several children, who have undergone cochlear implant and others had their questions about hearing impairment and the cochlear implant addressed. Dr. Sanjeev Mohanty, Senior Consultant & HOD, ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, …
Read More »Athulya Senior Care launches Palliative care services in South India in association with Pallium India
Chenani, February 2023: In a landmark move to address the growing need for specialized palliative care in India, Athulya Senior Care and Pallium India have joined forces to launch palliative care service in the organized senior care sector in South India. With the aging population and the increasing prevalence of …
Read More »1000+ gall bladder stones removed from 55 yr old diabetic woman by Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes
Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialties Centre today exhibited a truly unique and rare feat in the field medical sciences by extracting 1,241 stones from a 55year old chronic diabetic woman, by performing a specialised laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure. The patient suffering from diabetes for more than a decade was admitted at the …
Read More »37’th Prof M Viswanathan DRC Gold Medal Oration 2023 and launch of “MV DIABEAT APP”
37’th Prof M Viswanathan DRC Gold Medal Oration 2023 and launch of “MV DIABEAT APP” for the convenience of people with Diabetic Foot Infection Dr. Rodica Pop-Busui, President- American Diabetes Association received the prestigious 37th edition of Prof. M. Viswanathan Gold Medal Oration Award 2023. Chennai 11 February 2023: The …
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