Health

Chennai, 20th May 2026: CHC Pharmacy, a unit of Healthwatch Telediagnostics, is elated to announce the opening of its fifth outlet in Chennai with the launch of CHC Pharmacy Mini in the Adambakkam neighbourhood of Chennai on Wednesday, 20 May 2026. The outlet was inaugurated by Director & CFO, CA Jayasri Kandeepan, along with senior leaders,…

Gummidipoondi, 19th May, 2026: In a major healthcare milestone for Gummidipoondi and its surrounding industrial belt, Prashanth Group of Hospitals has launched a new 50-bed 24×7 multi-speciality hospital in Ayyanallur road, Gummidipoondi, bringing advanced diagnostics, emergency care, critical care, and specialist-led treatment closer to thousands of residents and industrial workers in the region. The hospital was inaugurated…

Dr.Shriram Krishnamoorthy As bone density loss accelerates after menopause, physicians urge women in midlife to prioritize skeletal health – before fractures signal a crisis that could have been prevented. Every year, osteoporosis causes more than two million bone fractures in the India and women account for roughly 80 percent of those cases. Yet many women…

30th April 2026, Chennai, Tamil Nadu: Apollo Diagnostics today celebrates the first anniversary of its Digi-Smart Central Reference Laboratory (CRL) in Chennai, marking a year of transformative impact on the diagnostic landscape. Since its inauguration in April 2025, the facility has emerged as South and South East Asia’s 4th largest integrated laboratory, representing a giant…

~Multidisciplinary expertise enables successful removal of a rare, high-risk tumor despite minimal early symptoms~ Chennai, April 29, 2026: What began as seemingly routine, recurrent chest infections in a 10-year-old schoolboy turned into a life-threatening diagnosis, highlighting how silent and easily overlooked certain pediatric conditions can be. Delayed recognition of underlying symptoms allowed a rare 900g mediastinal…

CHENNAI, 8th April 2026: GEM Hospital, India’s premier Gastroenterology and laparoscopic speciality hospital, has scripted a new chapter in medical history by successfully performing India’s first long-distance robotic telesurgery on a 23-year-old patient. Utilizing the Mizzo Endo 4000 – an advanced robotic platform developed by India’s Meril Life Sciences, the surgery was conducted by Dr.P.Senthilnathan…

Chennai, 30th March, 2026: The Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF), Chennai, a leading institution in diabetes research and metabolic disorders, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Premas Life Sciences (PLS) to advance genomics and multi-omics research in India. This partnership aims to accelerate scientific discovery and enable deeper insights into chronic diseases like diabetes through integrated omics approaches….