First-Ever Combined Heart Pump and Pig Kidney Transplant Gives New Hope to Patient with Terminal Illness
Surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first-ever combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery in a 54-year-old woman with heart and kidney failure—a confluence of advances that showcase the possibility and hope of modern medicine. Doctors…
Chemotherapy before surgery reduces risk of colon cancer recurrence, finds Cancer Research UK-funded trial
Administering chemotherapy before surgery can significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer recurrence, according to a Cancer Research UK-funded trial. The FOxTROT trial, led by the University of Birmingham and the University of Leeds, involved 1,053 colon cancer patients from…
MGM Healthcare Saves Life of Day-Old Newborn with Complex Brain Surgery
MGM Healthcare in Chennai has once again proven their expertise and advanced medical infrastructure by successfully performing a complex brain surgery on a one-day-old newborn. The baby was brought to the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit with symptoms of drowsiness…
14-year-old Ethiopian boy undergoes complex kidney transplantation surgery at Aster CMI Hospital
A 14-year-old boy from Ethiopia with stunted growth and bony deformities was given a new lease of life by his father as a kidney donor at Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore. The child was diagnosed with a condition called posterior urethral…
Alarming Rise of Spinal Problems in India: Minimally Invasive Surgery to Deal With
The changing lifestyle has increased spine-related problems across the world, and in India, it is on the alarming rise mainly due to unhealthy lifestyles, bad postures and sedentary jobs, stressful work-flow, and environmental degradation. The common problem majority of Indian…
Yemeni Woman Given Second Chance at Life After Successful Cardiac Tumor Removal Surgery
Dr Chandrashekhar Kulkarni, CVTS Surgeon And Heart And Lung Transplant Surgeon Mumbai successfully performed a complex minimally invasive cardiac surgery on a 34-year Yemeni woman giving her a fresh lease of life at Global Hospital. The woman was diagnosed with a…
At Apollo Hospitals, a 59-year-old man successfully has robotic surgery to treat his esophageal diverticulum
In a rare case of esophageal diverticulum, a 59 year old man from Yangon, Myanmar underwent a successful robot assisted minimally invasive surgery at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals (apollohospitaldelhi).The man had been complaining of frequent episodes of vomiting/regurgitation of food after almost every…
Shree Mahavir Jain Hospital conducted Free Eye Check Up and surgery for children
Shree Mahavir Jain Hospital conducted a Free Eye Check up on 14th and 15th of November. A Pediatric Ophthalmology Camp was coordinated by an accomplished team of medical experts headed by Dr. Shruti Mittal. Free eye surgeries was offered to…
The Christ Hospital Health Network Simplifies Breast Cancer Surgery With MOLLI
The Christ Hospital Health Network, known for providing the best, most compassionate care for its community, is the first in Ohio to adopt MOLLI Surgical’s wire-free and radiation-free breast cancer localization technology: MOLLI®. The MOLLI device features the smallest localization…
A 67 year old woman with stage IV Endometriosis Successfully undergoes Complex Surgery At Apollo Spectra, Mumbai
A team headed by Dr Dimple Chudgar, Gynecologist, Apollo Spectra Mumbai, gave a fresh lease of life to a woman with Stage lV Endometriosis Suffering from many year. he patient who had a previous history of 3 complex surgeries for…
