Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda,?Honorable Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of India released a Textbook on Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition on 7th April 2015. This book is the most comprehensive book on the subject in India. The book has been edited by Prof Anupam Sibal, Group Medical Director, Apollo Hospitals Group and Senior Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist and Dr Sarath Gopalan, Senior Consultant, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi.

In yet another medical advancement, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai introduces “”the Ideal Knee”” – the future of Total Knee Replacement through a new technique – Attune Rotating Platform Knee Replacement, a first of its kind in South India
The surgery was performed on a 63 year old gentleman from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India who came with severe arthritis and deformity of both knees. He also suffered from other co-morbid conditions like Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Hypothyroidism and Coronary artery disease for which he had undergone a Bypass surgery 5 years ago.

Patients will get reminders through SMS, voice calls and even counselling if they skip taking the prescribed TB drugs. A special software has been developed that will automatically upload patient information to a TB notification website – Nikshay of the Government of India. The software at the same time will support treatment adherence for patients. . Ms. Sangita Reddy, Joint MD,Apollo Hospitals Group, launched the programme.

In case of a liver transplantation, the liver is normally used for a single recipient, occasionally split for the benefit of an adult and child, but in this occasion, the donated liver was successfully split and transplanted in two adults; a feat that is rarely achieved.
Surgeons who have also performed the first Multi-Visceral transplant in India repeated this rare feat by performing an isolated Intestinal transplantation from the same donor to a young adult who had been struggling for life since childhood due to intestinal failure.

The World innovation Summit for Health (WISH), a global initiative of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, is a melting pot of Ministers, experts, policymakers and academics all dedicated to overcome the growing health threats of today.

Kidney transplants are an expensive surgical intervention for patients suffering from renal failure.
Under the programme, titled ‘Peace Clinic’, the two healthcare institutions will work together on cases of patients who are in need of kidney and liver transplants. The diagnosis and screening will be conducted by doctors at Dr.Ziauddin hospital, who will then discuss the case with experts at Apollo Hospitals in India.

Apollo Hospitals Group and The Republic of Macedonia signed a far-reaching agreement that will raise the standards of healthcare for the reformist Republic and the region. Ms. Anne Marie Moncure, CEO, Southern Region, Apollo Hospitals Group and His Excellency Toni Atanasovski, Ambassador of the Republic of Macedonia in India on behalf of its Ministry of Health signed the MoU.

Sapien Biosciences, a niche biotech venture backed by Apollo Hospitals, has entered into a collaboration with a Bangalore-based diagnostic start-up, OncoStem Diagnostics, for the development and validation of a novel Breast cancer recurrence prediction test.

The procedure was performed by Dr. Rajesh Fogla, Senior Consultant, Ophthalmologist, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad using the Ziemer Z6 Femtosecond laser, one of the most advanced laser system from Switzerland.
“In our 40s and 50s, one begins to experience the naturally frustrating effects of blurry near vision. Reading the newspaper, ordering off a menu, even grocery shopping becomes a struggle. This is due to Presbyopia, which is the loss of near vision because of the stiffening of the natural lens on account of ageing,” Dr.Fogla pointed out.

Medvarsity, India’s first Medical e-learning venture was established in April 2000 and is an initiative by Apollo Hospitals Group.
Medvarsity’s online education portal has been pivotal in enhancing the standard of medical practice, education and research by strengthening the post graduate medical education and continued medical education.