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Continuing its concerted efforts towards fighting cancer, Apollo Hospitals & CURE Foundation India, India’s foremost healthcare provider will be hosting 5 th  Edition of APOLLO CANCER CONCLAVE (ACC) and the 8 th  Edition of the CANCER CI 2020, an international conference aimed at improving cancer management in India and abroad. To be held from 13 th  to 16 th February 2020, at HICC, this forum of International repute will witness participation by over 3500 delegates including 60 from overseas and over 600 faculty including 31 top-notch International Guest Speakers, eminent researchers and medical practitioners. Dr. P Vijay Anand Reddy, Director, Apollo Cancer Institutes, Hyderabad & Chairman, Org. Committee – CANCER CI – 2020; Dr Stefan Glueck, Medical Oncology, Summit, NJ, USA; Dr Steven H. Lin, Radiation Oncology, Houston, TX, USA; Dr Sangeeta Kakoti, Nuclear Medicine, Gunma, Japan; Dr S.V.S.S. Prasad, Medical Oncology, ACI, Hyderabad; Dr M. Vamshi Krishna, Medical Oncology

Dr. E. C. Vinaya Kumar, Head, Department of ENT and Cochlear Implant Clinic, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad and founder of Society to Aid the Hearing Impaired (SAHI); was presented the prestigious Global Health Care Equality Humanitarian Award -2019, by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), USA at the recently held AAPI Symposium on Global Health care Equality at Kansas, USA. The award was presented to Dr Vinaya Kumar by Dr Seema Arora, Chair of AAPI Board of Trustees and Dr Suresh Reddy, President & CEO, AAPI; Executive committee of AAPI, Kansas City chapter, AAPI, among others, in recognition of his yeomen services in the mission to make “Deaf Free Telangana and Andhra Pradesh”, at a glittering ceremony attended in large numbers by physicians of Indian Origin. The Global Health care Equality Humanitarian award, instituted by the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI), USA, is given to the Indian origin doctors working in India or abroad

Osmania General Hospital (OGH), acknowledged the contributions of its alumni, NGOs and its partners in bringing about significant changes in the hospital services and facilities for the betterment of patients and their attenders in the last one year on the eve of the republic day celebrations organised at the hospital. Speaking on the side-lines of the Republic day function Dr. B. Nagender, Superintendent, OGH said, several projects have been undertaken and successfully completed at OGH recently, a few important ones were, the laying of a new road from OP to IP block and beyond and new Acute Neuro Surgery Care(ANSC) unit being commissioned, the upgradation of 24-hour path lab, a new Single donor platelet machine for the blood bank etc. He added that the old building is being fully vacated and additional space is being created above the QQDC block with 300 beds all within the hospital premises and as per plans old building renovation is a target for completion by Apr 2021. Highlighting

The two-day international homeopathic seminar was organised by Doctor Amarsinha Nikam, under joint auspices of the “Mission Homeopathy” and Children Welfare Centre School at CWC at Versova in Andheri (West), in North West Mumbai on 11-12 January 2020. The seminar was very successful with presence of over 400 national and international homeopathic doctors. The book titled ‘Vital force is OXYGEN’written by Doctor Amarsinha Nikam with his 40 years experience and research was a hot topic of discussion in the seminar. As such participants demanded that Dr.Amarsinha Nikam be given the prestigious Nobel Prize. Former Vice-President of the Central Council of Homeopathy Dr Arun Bhasme, Dr Manish Nikam, Dr. Vijay Nikam, Dr. Suchitra Nikam, Dr. S T Gosavi, Dr. Dinesh Bhasme, Dr. Balkrishna Gaikwad, Dr.Rajan Sankaran, Dr. Rajesh Palande, Dr.Vidya Salunkhe, Dr.Anita Shinde, Dr. Nilesh Patil, Dr.Divya Chhabra, Mr. Anand Rekhi, MLA Prasad Lad and Children Welfare Centre School Principal Ajay Kaul at

24-year-old Ganesh (name changed), a marketing executive, hailing from Tamil Nadu, spent months together running from pillar to post looking for treatment for a mass lesion that he had developed in his left eye, but in vain. It was then that one of the doctors referred him to Dr Mahesh Shanmugam, Head of the Department, Vitreoretina & Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore. The patient had undergone multiple tests already and with a few more test at Sankara Eye hospital, he was diagnosed with Intraocular Schwannoma, an extremely rare tumour arising from the nerves in the coats of the eyeball. This tumour measured roughly around 9mm X 7 mm and was found to be growing into the eye. Most of such eyes, if not diagnosed at an early stage, turn into painful blind eyes requiring enucleation or complete removal of the eyeball. Dr. Mahesh Shanmugam, Head of the Department, Vitreoretina & Ocular Oncology, Sankara Eye Hospital, Bangalore, said, “In this case, an early and accur

Apollo Hospital, Jubilee Hills, has accomplished a rare and complex feat of performing combined procedures of Living Donor Liver Transplantation and Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) operation, on a patient in a single sitting. The surgery spanning over fourteen hours, involved the expertise of multi-speciality teams including Cardiac, Oncology and Liver transplant. The 67-year-old male patient from Hyderabad, Mr Siva Prasad Rao, was suffering from Liver Cirrhosis and Liver cancer. During evaluation for the liver transplant, he was found to have significant coronary artery disease with critical blocks in the blood vessels to the heart. The heart disease was found to be significant enough to preclude performing a liver transplant. Coronary stenting was not an option as, after stenting, the liver transplant could not be carried out for 8-12 weeks, and waiting was not an option as the patient’s liver cancer could spread during the waiting time. The multidisciplinary team at Apollo Hosp

A grand Tech Park wide Fitness event was launched by Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road at Embassy Tech Village recently.  ‘The ETV Fitness Challenge’  is a month-long fitness challenge to encourage employees from MNC’s and various corporates in the tech park to focus on their fitness regime, burn extra kilos and lose weight. The event witnessed a participation of over 200 employees from over 20 different corporates, who pre-registered themselves for the fitness challenge and many more who went for an on-spot registration during the kickoff. The event was inaugurated by Ms Manisha Kumar, General Manager, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road and Dr Nataraj HM, Consultant Senior Orthopaedic, Columbia Asia Hospital Sarjapur Road who spoke on issues like the importance of preventive healthcare. He stated ways to gear up and get on the ‘one-month challenge’ and the do’s and don’ts that are to be practised. With the launch of the event, the registered teams had to input their current weig

The Laryngectomee Society of Apollo Hospitals, celebrated its 20 th  anniversary with Para-Badminton World Champion, Ms Manasi Joshi, as the Chief Guest, on Saturday at the Apollo Hospitals, Jubilee Hills. Radio Mirchi RJ Shezzi, conducted the show and Dr Umanath Nayak, Consultant Head & Neck Cancer Surgeon, Apollo Cancer Hospital & Founder President, Laryngectomee Society of Apollo Hospitals, was also present on the occasion. The Laryngectomee Society of Apollo Hospitals is a voluntary self-help rehabilitation group of cancer survivors who have undergone surgery for the removal of their larynx (voice box) as a treatment for advanced cancer of the throat. On the occasion, RJ Shezzi conducted a live chat-show with the laryngectomees. They shared the ordeal they undergo, the challenges they face in their daily lives and how they overcome them. In unison, they sent a strong message that despite all odds, it’s possible to lead a normal life as cancer survivors.

In keeping with the global standards to maintain the good health of patients, Columbia Asia Hospitals organized a two-day unique conclave on transforming housekeeping through technology and innovation, improving customer satisfaction, safety and security, enhancing food quality and patient service. The conclave witnessed the participation of teams from the Food and Beverages Department, Housekeeping and Security personnel. The event featured all the 11 hospitals of the brand across India. “If not the backbone, the support service team can be described as the heart of any hospital.  They make sure that the surroundings meet all standards of hygiene, which is one of the most important parameters of a hospital. It is this team that takes care of the comfort of the patient, the food that is served and most importantly, the safety and security of each person who enters the hospital premises. We felt the need to celebrate their contribution, and ensure they feel deserved,” said Mr Kiran Sam

Apollo Hospitals has announced a joint collaboration with Nobel Laureate Dr Ferid Murad, to do extensive research on the causes for the high prevalence of heart disease among Indians and suggest ways to detect early and render precise treatment. This was announced by Dr Sangita Reddy, Jt. Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals and Nobel Laureate Dr Ferid Murad, at a press conference on Monday at Apollo Hospitals. Also present on the occasion were Dr C. Venkata S. Ram, Director, Apollo Institute for Blood Pressure Management; Dr Manoj Agarwal, Sr. Cardiologist, Apollo Hospitals; Mr Y Subramaniam, CEO, Apollo Hospitals and Mr Atul Adania, Director Medical Sciences, Apollo Hospitals. Due to the high prevalence of heart disease in India, there is an opportunity for this collaboration between Dr Ferid Murad and the Apollo Hospitals, to explore newer pathways for early detection and accurate treatment of heart ailments. This joint initiative will work towards finding newer methods to provide f

With the number of Huntington Patient expected to go up, experts at Vikram Hospital focus on dedicated care and help in possible prevention and therapy. Around 250-300 families are diagnosed with Huntington Disease in Bengaluru. Vikram Hospital is working with other clinics across the globe to bring newer drugs to India. Hyderabad, November 20, 2019: Vikram Hospital Bengaluru, a multi-speciality hospital launched the state-of-the-art ‘Center of Excellence’ for Huntington Disease. The first of its kind centre caters to all the patients across India and abroad who have been suffering from Huntington Disease, a rare genetic disorder that causes nerve cells in the brain to break down. The clinic offers patients, expert care and support from pre-diagnosis through late stages of the disease. The Center of Excellence will feature a multidisciplinary approach to care that will aim to be a one-stop-shop for patients. Dr. Prashanth LK,  Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders specialist is t

Hyderabad, November 19, 2019: The Apollo Cochlear Implant Clinic, the first such clinic in south India, began its services way back in 1994 at the Apollo Health City, Hyderabad under the leadership of renowned ENT Surgeon, Dr E. C. Vinaya Kumar, has achieved a major landmark, with the performing of more than 1500 Cochlear implantations. The team has cornered the distinction of being one of the largest Cochlear Implant Program in India and South Asia, as Apollo Program marks the momentous Silver Jubilee. Apollo Cochlear Implant program was the trailblazer for most cochlear implant programs currently running in India. Initially, the team conducted several workshops, seminars, awareness programs to educate professionals, patients and the general public. It played a crucial role in popularizing the program by mentoring and training cochlear implant Surgeons, Audiologists and Rehabilitationists in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Manipur, Odisha, West Bengal etc., thereby thousands o

Hyderabad, 17 th  November, 2019 : As part of the  Children’s Eye Care Week , being hosted by the  L V Prasad Eye Institute  (LVPEI), a  Children’s Eye Care Awareness Walk  was flagged of by Pediatric Patient  Gyan Kumar , on Sunday at LV Prasad Eye Institute, Banjara Hills. Also present on the occasion were  Dr Ramesh Kekunnaya , Head, Child Sight Institute;  Dr Uppal Gandhi , Consultant, Child Sight Institute and  Dr Akshay Badakere , Consultant, Child Sight Institute, LVPEI. Pediatric patients, children, doctors and volunteers joined the awareness walk. LV Prasad Eye Institute is hosting  ‘ Children’s Eye Care Week’ with the theme ‘Cataract in Children’, from November 11 to 17, 2019, to sensitize public regarding children’s eye health and the available remedies. Of the 2.2 billion people living with vision impairment or blindness, over one billion cases could have been prevented or are yet to be addressed. These billion people are not getting the care they need according to the fir

On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital in association with International Lions Club and Mumbai City Football Club organises a Walkathon to create awareness about Diabetes. Mumbai, November 14:  Raising healthy children with a healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) is the key to reduce burden of diabetes in future India, said experts from Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital (NSSH) on the occasion of November 14—observed as World Diabetes Day across the globe. NSSH in association with International Lions Club and Mumbai City Football Club organised a Walkathon with a message to beat diabetes on Thursday. The Walkathon is recognised by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) as part of the global initiative to create awareness about the impact of diabetes. The prevalence of childhood obesity is between 5% to 8% in India as per recent studies. Indian Council of Medical Research study had estimated prevalence of Diabetes at 10.9% and prediabetes at 15% in Mumbai. “

Mumbai , 7 th  November 2019: Family of a 72-year-old man from Mumbai saved a precious life by consenting to donate his liver at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital (NSSH) on Wednesday. The family’s decision also marked the 72 nd  cadaveric donation of Mumbai. The donor—with a history of stroke ten years ago, was rushed to the hospital on November 4 in an unconscious state. After two days of treatment and an array of diagnostic tests, the senior citizen was declared brain-dead on November 6, due to an irreversible damage to the brain caused by intracranial bleeding. “As soon as the doctors and medical social workers counselled us about his brain death, we consented to donate his organs. Our loss is unimaginable but my father would’ve wanted to save someone else’s life in his death,” said the donor’s son. A 44-year-old man underwent a successful liver transplant at NSSH as per the guidelines of Zonal Transplant Coordination Committee (ZTCC), Mumbai. The recipient— suffering from Non-Al

INDIA, 31 st   October, 2019 –  Gleneagles Development Pte Ltd (“GDPL”), a subsidiary of IHH Healthcare (“IHH”) , has appointed Ashok Bajpai as the new Chairman of Continental Hospitals in India, effective 24 October 2019. Bajpai is currently Group Head of Operations and Integration at IHH, where he is responsible for integrating the Group’s business processes by leading cross-functional and organisational teams across IHH to ensure alignment while building a culture of accountability. He brings with him close to 30 years of experience with leading multinationals across South Asia and Asia Pacific, including in other hospital groups. He will fulfil this role concurrently with his latest appointment with Continental Hospitals. As Chairman of Continental Hospitals, Bajpai will work with the rest of the Board of Directors to guide and advise the management team as it delivers on its business strategy, while ensuring alignment and continual improvement in its service development, physici

Family’s brave decision to offer their child’s kidneys for donation gives new lease of life to a father Bangalore, 15 October 2019:  In a rare case of pediatric to adult kidney transplant, sixty year old Sadanand, suffering from end stage kidney disease received a new lease of life at Aster CMI Hospital. The donor was a four year old child who had been declared brain dead at the hospital. Doctors at Aster CMI conducted an en-bloc kidney transplant (EBKT), a procedure where both kidneys are transplanted from the donor to the recipient, a common technique used in pediatric-adult kidney transplant cases. The four year old donor had been suffering from prolonged, irreversible seizures, which led to a cut off in the oxygen supply to the brain, thus causing brain death. Not many people are aware that even young children can be potential donors for those who are in need of organs. Despite the tragic loss of their child, his family readily agreed to put up their child’s organs for donation in

Hyderabad, 14 th  October 2019 : Osmania General Hospital (OGH), the largest tertiary care hospital in the state got its emergency lab upgraded in corporate style and two new waiting areas for patient attenders with the help of its collaboration with city NGO,  Helping Hand Foundation . The new corporate style emergency lab located in the QQDC block on the ground floor will be accessible to patients round the clock and will have a wide range of test from pathology, biochemistry and microbiology available to meet the requirements of the emergency cases. The Emergency lab at OGH caters to about  24- 25k  samples at an average every month – the lab is highly beneficial for emergency cases that come particularly during late night and helps in early diagnosis and treatment of patients. The Upgraded emergency lab was formally inaugurated today by the  Dr. B. Nagendar , Superintendent OGH, in the presence of  Dr. Trieveni Bhopal , HOD & Professor of Pathology,  Dr. Rama Devi , Professor

Mumbai, 12 th  O ctober 2019: Only one in five patients, suffering from spinal disease, need to undergo a surgery, said leading spine surgeons from Nanavati Institute of Spine Surgery (NISS), ahead of World Spine Day (October 15). The team has performed over 1000 spine surgeries in past two years and said majority patients neglected back pain and lacked awareness about the spine management programs. The spine rehabilitation program at Nanavati Super Speciality Hospital, spearheaded by eminent spine surgeon, Dr Mihir Bapat cited spinal diseases as one of the most feared and common diseases today. “There is a huge economic, psychological and physiological burden in terms of loss work due to frequent leaves and decreased quality of life. Fear of spinal diseases tends to drive these people towards opting for traditional treatment methods rather than seeking a professional spine rehabilitation program,” said Dr Bapat, Director NISS who recently accomplished the feat of completing 8000 spi

Carries out the country’s first minimally invasive interventional radiology guided orthopaedic surgery of a bone tumour   in the CT suite Innovation backed minimally invasive techniques to be the future of treatment with care, control and precision Chennai, October 10, 2019: MGM Healthcare , a quaternary care hospital in the heart of the city, has successfully carried out India’s first minimally invasive interventional radiology guided orthopaedic surgery of a bone tumour in the CT suite, an approach that can excise bone and soft tissue tumours with the highest levels of accuracy. By bringing in this futuristic approach to India, MGM Healthcare hopes to take holistic and minimally invasive medicine in the country to the next level. The procedure was performed on 30-year-old  Mr Sridhar  from Chennai on 25 th  September. Dr Prashanth Rajagopalan, Director, MGM Healthcare said, “At MGM Healthcare, we are all about amalgamation of specialties and present a true multi-disciplinary approac