Kolkata: In a unique initiative promoting active and healthy aging, Manipal Hospitals Kolkata organized the city’s first-ever Senior Citizens’ Sports Summit, bringing together over 100 elderly participants for a day filled with games, learning, and laughter. The summit was inaugurated with a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony graced by former Indian cricketer Arun Lal, alongside eminent doctors […]
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New Delhi: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Upendra Dwivedi and his wife Sunita Dwivedi, President of the Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA), have pledged to donate their organs at Army Hospital (Research & Referral). This landmark commitment lends major momentum to the Armed Forces Organ Retrieval & Transplantation Authority (AORTA), which has become […]
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Kolkata: In a remarkable medical achievement, doctors at Manipal Hospital EM Bypass and Mukundapur Cluster successfully saved the life of a 7-year-old boy from Purba Midnapur after he sustained a rare and life-threatening pancreatic injury. The case was managed under the leadership of Dr. Pradeepta Kumar Sethy, Director of Gastroenterology, who performed a highly complex […]
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Kolkata: As part of India’s 79th Independence Day celebrations, Manipal Hospitals, one of the country’s leading healthcare providers, unveiled “The Right Dose”—a comprehensive educative health manual designed to empower communities with practical, accessible medical information. The booklet addresses a wide range of health concerns including advanced cardiac care, early cancer detection, women’s health, osteoporosis prevention, […]
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Kolkata: To commemorate Indian Organ Donation Day—observed annually on August 3rd to mark India’s first successful deceased donor heart transplant—Manipal Hospital, EM Bypass organized a Patient Education Programme to spread awareness on the importance of organ donation and transplantation. The session was led by Prof. Dr. Dilip Kumar Pahari, Senior Consultant & Head of Nephrology, […]
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Kolkata: A five-month-old baby boy from Nabadwip in Nadia district recently underwent a successful laparoscopic pyeloplasty—a minimally invasive (keyhole) surgery to correct a severe kidney blockage—at Manipal Hospital, Mukundapur. This delicate procedure, performed by Dr. Subhasis Saha, Consultant Paediatric Surgeon at Manipal Hospital, Mukundapur, involved treating congenital hydronephrosis, a condition where the kidney becomes abnormally […]
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Kolkata: In a significant step towards strengthening preventive oncology for women, Apollo Cancer Centres (ACC) today launched ‘End-O Check’, a dedicated early screening and diagnosis program focused on detecting endometrial and ovarian cancers in women aged 45 and above, especially those who are postmenopausal. The initiative was unveiled in Kolkata with a focus on enabling […]
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Kolkata: In a remarkable feat of medical expertise, Manipal Hospital Mukundapur successfully performed a bilateral total knee replacement on a 66-year-old Bangladeshi woman, who had been wheelchair-bound for years due to severe knee pain. The patient, Sreema (name changed), had also developed chronic kidney failure from prolonged unsupervised use of over-the-counter painkillers. The complex surgeries, […]
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Bengaluru: Kauvery Hospitals, one of South India’s fastest-growing healthcare institutions, has announced a major milestone by successfully completing 760+ organ transplants across its network since 2024. These transplants span kidney, liver, heart, and lung procedures, underscoring Kauvery’s growing expertise in advanced transplant care. The Electronic City unit alone has contributed 64 successful transplants, including 52 […]
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Kolkata: In a remarkable demonstration of surgical expertise and coordinated multidisciplinary care, Manipal Hospital, Saltlake successfully performed a 10-hour-long, high-risk surgery on a 60-year-old woman suffering from advanced ovarian cancer, achieving zero residual disease — a benchmark outcome in cancer care. The patient, Rina Ganguly (name changed for privacy), had been diagnosed with stage IV […]
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