One-of-its-kind robotic surgery on a 10 year old boy
Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, the pioneer in healthcare, recently in a press conference announced the successful completion of first-of-its-kind robotic surgery of a 10-year […]
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“Odisha Should Focus on Affordable Optimal Healthcare Services”
Dr Ashok Kumar Mahapatra is Director of newly established All India Instituteof Medical Science (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar. In an interview with […]
Fortis Gets Three Notable Doctors in the Field of Bariatrics & Neurosurgery
Fortis Memorial Research Institute (FMRI) has announced the appointment of three renowned Doctors to provide latest and cutting edge solution […]
Sophistication Matters!
Over the years ventilators have evolved to be sophisticated, automated platforms, which adapt to the patient rather than just work […]
Artemis Health Institute uses pacemaker to treat Epilepsy
Artemis Health Institute (AHI), a multi-specialty hospital in Gurgaon, achieved a new milestone with a breakthrough treatment of an epileptic […]
From Dis-ease to Health-ease
The International Diabetes Federation estimates that the number of diabetic patients in India has more than doubled from 19 million […]
India promotes health tourism in big way
More people are flocking India for cheaper and good medical services and the numbers have increased drastically over the years.
Specialised Hospital units by Government
The government will open more trauma-care centers and increase the number of beds and doctors in critical units of state-run hospitals in an attempt to reduce overcrowding and denial of admission.
“Tele-health is being viewed as a distinct service, as a subspecialty” : Prof K Ganapathy, President – Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation
Prof K Ganapathy, President, Apollo Telemedicine Networking Foundation and Telemedicine Society of India, and President Elect, Indian Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, is a pioneer in introducing telemedicine in India. A renowned neurosurgeon, Dr Ganapathy has initiated pilot projects in using wireless telemedicine in several rural areas in India.
Medanta aids India’s progress towards Health Self-Sufficiency
�Dr Naresh Trehan, Chairman and Managing Director, Medanta � The Medicity, is one of the most respected, admired and talented cardiologists in India. Dr Trehan is now working towards making quality healthcare available to every person in the country through his recent endeavor�Medanta.
Medtronic launches PoleStar MRI System in USA
Medtronic has launched its PoleStar N30 Surgical MRI system in the USA as a device to help optimise tumour procedures during neurosurgery after getting US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) 510(K) clearance.
The Operating Theatre of the Future
[This article was published in the August 2009 issue of the eHEALTH Magazine (https://www.ehealthonline.org)]
Medical robotics and computer-assisted surgery systems, support the surgeons in performing tedious surgeries with complete recision. This is one of the newer technologies that has completely taken the surgical profession by a storm.
Innovating Technologies for Low-cost Healthcare : Dr K Mohandas, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram
Known for its indigenous development of heart valve, blood bag, dental implants and many consumables needed for medi-care, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology (SCTIMST), Thiruvananthapuram, signifies the convergence of medical sciences and technology.
