Chennai, September 9, 2026: Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital organised an awareness activity at TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai to mark National Eye Donation Fortnight. The event saw enthusiastic participation from more than 150 members of the public, along with doctors and staff from Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital. Carrying placards, participants formed aRead More →
Chennai, September 8, 2026: MGM Healthcaresuccessfully performed open surgical chest contouring on a 44-year-old man diagnosed withGrade 3 gynaecomastia and Stage 1 liver failure.Gynaecomastia is characterised by significantenlargement of male breast tissue and, in this case, was associated with excess skin and early-stage liver dysfunction. The patient, a police officer recently approached the hospital after his enlarged breasts began significantlyaffecting his daily life and professionalresponsibilities. He found it difficult to run and wasunable to change comfortably at his workplaceleading to public embarrassment, low confidence, and reduced self-esteem. The medical team at the hospital also diagnosed himwith liver cell failure. In this case, it remains uncertainwhether the gynaecomastia was idiopathic (with noidentifiable cause) or secondary to liver cell failure. Considering the patient’s bleeding abnormalities secondary to hepatic failure, the team decided not to perform liposuction or other conventionaltechniques. Instead, we opted for open surgical chestcontouring, a procedure commonly performedfollowing massive weight loss or as part of gender-affirming surgery for female-to-male (FTM) transition. The surgical team headed by Dr.Read More →
Chennai, September 2026: Club for Diabetes Excellence (C.O.D.E.), Chennai — India’s first integrated club for people with diabetes — organised C.O.D.E. 2.0 (Conference on Diabetes Evolution 2.0) in Chennai today, bringing together leading diabetologists, physicians, researchers and healthcare professionals to discuss the rapidly evolving landscape of diabetes care. Held under theRead More →
Chennai, August 2026: The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Thiru C. Joseph Vijay, today inaugurated the World’s First Pinhole Pupilloplasty Centre at Dr Agarwals Eye Hospital, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai, in the presence of Dr Amar Agarwal, Dr Manoj Khatri and many other important dignitaries, marking an important step in advancing access to innovative, tissue-preservingRead More →
Chennai, August 2026: SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Institute has inaugurated a comprehensive rehabilitation centre for children and adults at its premises. It is aimed at providing integrated, personalised, goal-oriented and multidisciplinary rehabilitation services under one roof. The centre was inaugurated by Dr. T. R. Paarivendhar, Founder Chancellor, SRMRead More →
Chennai, August 2026 Reinforcing its commitment to public health and emergency preparedness, Kauvery Hospital and Chennai Airport jointly inaugurated the HeartSafe Initiative, installing 13 Automated External Defibrillators (AED) at Chennai International Airport, enhancing the airport’s capability to respond swiftly to sudden cardiac emergencies.The initiative was inaugurated in the presence ofRead More →
Chennai, August 2026: Strengthening its comprehensive liver care services, Gleneagles Hospital, Perumbakkam, Chennai, a part of the Fortis Healthcare Network, has launched a new Liver OPD Suite, a dedicated, high-capacity clinical hub for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of liver diseases. Designed as a comprehensive liver care facility, the suiteRead More →
Madurai, July 30, 2026: Building on a decade of expertise and trusted care in robotic surgery, Meenakshi Super Speciality Hospital (MSSH) has further strengthened its robotic surgical programme with the Toumai™ MT-1000 Pro Robotic Surgical System, marking the next chapter in its journey towards advanced robotic-assisted care. The next-generation platform is designedRead More →
Chennai, 28 July 2026: Overcoming multiple anatomical and surgical challenges, surgeons at MGM Healthcare successfully performed a rare and highly complex mitral valve replacement on a 14-year-old girl who had severe mitral valve disease that caused debilitating breathlessness and left her largely bedridden. The girl suffered from severe mitral regurgitationRead More →
Chennai, July 2026: In a rare surgical achievement, MGM Healthcare has successfully performed a robot-assisted coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery on a 49-year-old man from West Bengal suffering from complex triple vessel coronary artery disease. The patient, a known case of coronary artery disease, had previously undergone two angioplasty proceduresRead More →
