TAVR or Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, a percutaneous procedure, was successfully carried out on a 73-years-old female patient at Apollo Hospitals, Guwahati. The patient presented with breathing difficulties, chest pain on exertion and easy fatigability, and was admitted at Apollo Hospitals Guwahati, where she was diagnosed with a critical condition of severe calcific stenosis of the aortic valve. The only alternative was a valve replacement that had to be carried out immediately. Open-heart valve replacement surgery was not an option due to age and co-existing health issues.

Apollo Hospitals finds pride of place in the Best Specialized Hospitals 2022 ranking released by Newsweek, the premier international news magazine and website. The ranking in partnership with global research firm Statista ranks the world’s best specialized hospitals and features the top 250 hospitals for cardiology and oncology and the top 150 for pediatrics among ten specialities.

For the first time in Eastern India, doctors at Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals, Kolkata gave a new lease of life to an unborn by interstitial laser therapy using a Diode laser. In Interstitial Diode Laser Therapy, a fine needle is inserted into the mother’s womb to release laser beams to terminate one twin pregnancy in order to save the healthier co-twin. The procedure is conducted with continuous support of ultra sound.

Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad has launched Varian’s TrueBeam radiotherapy system with Velocity, an intelligent software solution for Interventional Oncology at Apollo Cancer Institute, Apollo Health City campus, Hyderabad. The versatile TrueBeam is capable of treating a wide range of cancers with high accuracy and precision, allowing oncologists or cancer specialists to treat many types of complex cancer cases. Patients also benefit due to the comfort, accuracy, and speed permitted by the TrueBeam system.

For the first time in Eastern India, doctors at Apollo Multispecialty Hospitals gave a new lease of life to an unborn baby by a blood transfusion inside womb. Mrs. Rima was diagnosed with a rare complication of foetal hydrops during her 24th week of pregnancy where fluids get accumulated in the foetus, making the baby anemic.

Apollo Hospitals Group has announced free vaccinations against COVID-19 for children with specified co-morbidities across the hospital network. It is anticipated that approval will soon be granted for vaccinating children with specified co-morbidities and immediately post-approval and details of the age-group permitted for vaccination, the free vaccination initiative would be launched by Apollo Hospitals.

FLO, the women’s wing of FICCI, joined hands with Apollo Cancer Centre for India’s First Virtual Duathlon – Apollo D2D. Dr. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Group along with Ms Jeyasree Ravi, Chairperson FICCI Flo- Chennai Chapter and Founder, Sri Palam Silks and Dr. Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director of Apollo Hospitals and Immediate Past President FICCI participated in the duathlon event along with 50 other members from FLO. Apollo D2D Duathlon 2021 aims to create awareness, support and raise funds for the treatment of childhood cancers.

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai has successfully used advanced Brain Sensing technology in Deep Brain Stimulation on patients suffering with Parkinson’s disease. Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), is a neurosurgical procedure that involves implanting electrodes deep inside the brain to improve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The use of advanced brain sensing technologies helps in individualized monitoring that maximizes therapeutic outcome.

Apollo Cancer Centres (ACC), ranked among the top super specialty hospitals, offering advanced tertiary care in Oncology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, among others, gives a new ray of hope to international patients from Chile, Iran, Myanmar and Sri Lanka who were diagnosed with various cancers. Hon’ble Tamil Nadu Health Minister Thiru. Ma. Subramanian visited Apollo Proton Cancer Centre and interacted with International Patients on their visit to Chennai for Cancer treatment in the presence of Ms. Preetha Reddy, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals Groups, Mr.

Apollo TeleHealth has become the first ever organisation in the world to attain the certification of ISO 13131:2021 presented by the British Standards Institution (BSI). The release of ISO 13131:2021 provides direction with a focus on the quality and risk management methods required to define guidelines for distinct remote health and care services. ISO 13131:2021 belongs to a class of standards that provides flexible, general guidelines that support innovation in healthcare.