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• Paras Healthcare lays foundation stone for its forthcoming 300-bed hospital in Gurugram

  The second hospital is being set up to expand the existing capacity in Gurugram while continuing its focus on core specialisations including oncology, gastroenterology, neurosciences, cardiac sciences, orthopaedics, and transplant programmes. The facility is proposed to be equipped with advanced medical technology, such as robotics and navigation systems, while catering to both international and domestic patients.

  

• Wockhardt Hospitals, Mira Road, raise vaccination awareness catering to all age groups

  In India, there are vaccines for 26 diseases but typically only 10–12 diseases are vaccinated against. Vaccination is crucial for people of all ages, including adolescents, pregnant women, and the elderly over 40, and helps protect against various infections such as influenza, pneumonia, and hepatitis.

  

• AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens Low Vision Clinic for visually impaired patients

  ​The Low Vision Clinic will help a special group of patients like the socially blind and other patients having very low vision due to glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, diabetes, retinal diseases, and other blinding diseases, who do not benefit from surgery or spectacle correction, according to a press release.

  

• Breast cancer screening, awareness camp organized at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital

  ​Organized under the leadership of Dr Vandana Talwar, Medical Superintendent of VMMC & Safdarjung Hospital, this collaborative effort aimed to raise awareness about breast cancer and provide free screening facilities for early detection, a crucial factor in effective treatment and improved survival rates.

  

• GDCH to assess dental colleges pan India

  This initiative, a collaboration between the Indian Dental Council (DCI) and the Quality Council of National Accreditation Board for Education and Training (NABET), is a significant step towards ensuring quality dental education in the country.

  

• Fortis Healthcare opens a new multi-speciality hospital in Bengaluru

  The newly-inaugurated 80 bedded hospital at Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru will provide 24/7 emergency and trauma care; ICU and critical care; Fortis heart and vascular centre; Fortis cancer institute; woman and childcare among others.

  

• Pune hospital successfully completes disc replacement surgery

  ​The patient, a working female from the rural area of Satara, was admitted on the 26th of March, 2024, after experiencing debilitating symptoms consistent with cervical myelopathy. A day later, the patient underwent surgery. After a comprehensive evaluation, which included advanced magnetic resonance imaging, it was determined she had C4/5 cervical myelopathy, a disorder that compresses the spinal cord and nerve roots in the neck.

  

• Rajasthan hospital conducts 150 deliveries a month without gynaec department

  ​Four years ago, the same hospital had a dedicated obstetrics and gynaecology unit. But currently, the Sawai Man Singh Medical College provides a rotating unit on a monthly basis. This has had a negative impact on the quality of care provided to patients at the hospital which facilitates delivery of around 140 to 150 babies every month.

  

• High incidence of cancer in 20-40 age group: GMC doc

  Colon cancer too is being seen in the 30-40 age group and blood diseases which were traditionally diagnosed in those in their 60s are being detected in people in their 30s and 40s.

  

• Pune hospital introduces advanced robotic technology for joint replacement surgeries

  Robotic-assisted surgeries are advanced medical procedures performed using robotic devices guided by a surgeon. These procedures help surgeons perform complex surgeries with precision instruments and advanced systems, less bleeding reduced recovery time.

  

• Advanced nuclear medicine dept to improve diagnosis at GMCH

  Nuclear medicine is a specialized field that utilizes small amounts of radioactive materials to diagnose and treat various medical conditions. These radioactive materials, called radiopharmaceuticals, are injected or ingested by the patient and accumulate in specific organs or tissues.