Dr Ranjith Nair, head of Department, Orthopaedics, Apollo Hospital Muscat, led his orthopaedic team to perform an entire Osteochondral Autograft Transfer System (OATS) surgery arthroscopically (keyhole surgery technique). A surgical procedure of this kind is a rare feat in Oman, as majority of centres skilled in this discipline perform this technique as open surgeries involving a longer recovery period.

Heart diseases and Diabetes is on a rise among the journalists due to their busy, stressful lifestyle and eating habits. Mr. Bharatesh Reddy, Senior General Manager, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru said “There problems are mostly seen in scribes in the age group of 30 – 35 years and out of 100 journalists, 20 of them suffer from heart related problems”. Mr. Reddy also advised Journalists to spend at least 6 hours in a year to check their health.

The walkathon was flagged off by Mr. Bharateesh Reddy, Senior General Manager, Apollo BGS Hospital and Mr. B L Bhyrappa, Mayor of Mysuru at the fire brigade grounds in Saraswathipuram. Later, the Fire personnel conducted a fire safety drill and also demonstrated various firefighting mechanisms. The event witnessed participation from the students of BGS Nursing college. Dr. Basavaraj, District Health Officer, Eshwar Naik, Regional Fire Office, K.P Gururaj & Obayya Moolya, District Fire Officers, Mr.

On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Delhi Chief Minister Smt. Sheila Dikshit today inaugurated a Women’s Health Camp, organized by Apollo Hospitals aimed to raise awareness about breast cancer as well as other cancers, including issues related to prevention and early diagnosis. To commemorate the occasion, she also released the special edition of Apollo Life Oncology at the Delhi Secretariat. The Apollo Life special issue highlights the dangers of various cancers, including breast cancer, and emphasizes preventive steps

Honourable Chief Minister of Tamilnadu Selvi J Jayalalithaa today recognised Apollo Hospitals’ 12th multispecialty hospital in Vanagaram, in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Over the last year, the local communities of Anna Nagar, Poonammale, Porur and other surrounding areas have benefited immensely from the Hopsital’s expertise in Tertiary Care and Emergency services.

Post a 9 month stay in Chennai under the care of clinical experts from Apollo Children’s Hospital; mother Grace is elated to take her two sons back home to Kasumulu in Tanzania, tonight where their family eagerly awaits them.

Each one of us has the power to renew lives by pledging to donate organs, and it is this very noble thought which was the starting-point for the ‘Dusk to Dawn Chennai Marathon 2014’.

A large turnout of health conscious people thronged the premises of the Times of India office at Nandanam, Chennai. The check-up included height and weight measurement, blood pressure testing and pulmonary function test, which checks the wellbeing of the respiratory system and lung chest wall mechanics to determine whether the patient has a lung problem. The test was followed up with a free consultation with the General Physician Dr. Thilagavathy Sukumar. “Chronic coughs, coughing out blood and stark change in voice are all signs that help detecting lung cancer.

94 year old Mr.Nasiruddin underwent a successful hip replacement procedure at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi after he suffered a fall and had injured his right hip. The surgery was a crucial one as there was only little hope of recovery considering the patient’s age.
“The surgery was very challenging given the fact that he was a very elderly man and had other problems like extremely fragile bones and weak muscles”, said Dr Rajeev Sharma, Senior Consultant Orthopedics & Joint Replacement Surgeon, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi