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Robotic surgery revolutionises
cardiac care at Escorts
The advent of robotic surgery has revolutionised conventional heart surgery,
which calls for four-six hours of concentration, expertise and dexterity
on the operating table for the surgeon.
Doctors trigger heart
attack to save patient
Doctors here have triggered a heart attack under controlled conditions
to save a patient from imminent death. For the first time in Andhra Pradesh,
a new procedure called ‘Septal Ablation’ was performed at Apollo
Hospitals here on a 55-year-old patient suffering from hypertrophic obstructive
cardiomyopathy.
Telemedicine
in trauma care
Advances in technology have made it possible for telemedicine to be used
in multiple areas of medicine, including trauma care. Teleradiology and
teleconsultation are becoming standard operating procedure for many rural
facilities.
SITRA develops woven
vascular grafts
The grafts developed by SITRA satisfy the biological requirement for artificial
implant. The vascular grafts are highly porous for easy tissue growth
and free from toxins and contamination
New anthrax scanning
machine from ECIL
At last, here is some respite from anthrax phobia. The Electronic Corporation
of India Limited (ECIL) recently claimed to have developed a new scanning
machine that would be able to detect any powdery substance, including
anthrax spores.
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Desirable
changes
The government’s keenness to transform the M C I code of
ethics into a statute with addition of a few new clauses has no
doubt been received with a lukewarm response from the medical
profession.
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Interview
‘Improving
the quality of service is our strategy for profitability’
 Dr
Phani Dhar, with 37 odd years of experience in the medical world
and who has adorned prestigious positions including director general,
Health, Ministry of Railways has now taken charge at Pushpawati
Singhania Research Institute (PSRI) for liver, renal & digestive
diseases set up in 1996.
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