Patient stays completely awake throughout Open Heart Surgery
For the first time, awake open heart surgery for congenital heart disease was performed in Tamil Nadu by cardiologist Dr T Jayarama Pai and his team mates at K G Hospital, Coimbatore, under the leadership of chairman Dr G Bakthavathsalam.

Dhanwantari Hospital adds two floors
Keeping with its motto ‘High quality medical care at affordable price’, a two-floor extension of Dhanwantari Hospital and Research Centre was inaugurated by Padmabhushan Dr R D Lele, honorary physician to the president of India and the head of nuclear medicine at Lilavati Hospital recently.

Awareness about thalassaemia badly needed: Experts
Inspite of India having 15 per cent of the 25 crore thalassaemia carriers, there is little awareness in the country about the disorder which is preventable by inexpensive carrier detection, say experts.