The 600-page biography, “”Healer: Dr. Prathap Chandra Reddy and the Transformation of India,”” is authored by Pranay Gupte, veteran international journalist, biographer and historian and published by Penguin, the world’s largest publisher. The book was two years in the making, and its publication comes on the occasion of Dr. Reddy’s 80th birthday, and the 30th anniversary of the founding of Apollo Hospitals.

The chosen venue for the ABLF Awards was one that epitomizes the spirit and ambition of Dubai, and in turn, Asia, through its soaring 828 meters of unparalleled, contemporary architecture – the Burj Khalifa.

Noted Industrialists and Corporate Leaders, Mr. Sanjiv Goenka, Mr. Harsh Vardhan Neotia, Mr. Y C Deveshwar and Mr. Sumit Mazumder jointly released the Biography of Dr Prathap Chandra Reddy, the architect of corporate healthcare in India in Kolkata. Present during the release were MD of Apollo Hospitals, Ms Preetha Reddy, CEO of Apollo Gleneagles, Dr Rupali Basu, Group DMS of Apollo Hospitals group, Dr Anupam Sibal and Author, Mr. Pranay Gupte.

In yet another feat to take world class healthcare to all in India, leading healthcare provider, Apollo Hospitals today launched a superior remote consulting and diagnostic -Teleradiology services at its Flagship Hospital in Chennai. Inaugurated by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, Honourable Former President of India, this technology intervention will help patients and diagnostic centres in remote locations to access expert radiologist with their radiology images for expert opinion and get appropriate treatment recommendations.

The helpline was launched in the presence of Dr Prathap C. Reddy, Chairman, Apollo Hospitals
The ‘robotic surgery helpline’ (94306415) will be open 24 X 7 for patients to call and discuss, in detail with doctors, about procedures before deciding on a treatment course. Helpline services will be available in Arabic and English.
Regarding the new services, Dr Reddy said, “”Robotic surgery is the in thing today and has been used to treat different ailments. It has been a strong focus for Apollo Hospital in recent years.””

Entire nation along with the mother of nine month old Ericana and Eludi from Tanzania will pray for their survival and speedy recovery
Pygopagus twins account for 17 percent of conjoint twin population in the world. Most common in females, only four cases of successful separation in males have been reported in medical history.

Holders of the card, which will be issued at the bank’s discretion, will be able to avail discounts of 20 per cent for preventive health care packages at Apollo Hospitals, 15 per cent for in-patient and outpatient medical investigations, in-patient room rent, Apollo products at Apollo Pharmacy, 10 per cent for pharmaceutical products and 5 per cent for other products bought at Apollo Pharmacy.

A rare hip replacement surgery was performed by Apollo Hospitals on a patient of 103 years old.
The patient was brought to the hospital after he had an accidental fall. After investigation, it was found that his hip was fractured and a prosthesis that was implanted during a surgery about 20 years ago had also become loose.
The case presented a great challenge for the team considering the patient’s advance age and associated problem of hypertension.

Apollo Centre of Advanced Pediatrics (ACAP), Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, India’s First Internationally Accredited Hospital offering state-of-the art tertiary care in various pediatric specialties, announced the commencement of a unique five-day course.
This course, will be conducted under the able guidance of National and International faculty will cover important topics in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Liver Transplantation and Nutrition. It is for the first time that such a course is being organized in India.

“It is widely perceived that women have a lower risk of suffering from heart attack when compared to men. But that is a myth. Women have natural protection till a certain age but after menopause the risk of heart attack in women is higher than that of men. Heart disease is a bigger threat for women than cancer,”” Reddy said on the sidelines of the silver jubilee celebrations of Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad.