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Arthritis is on the rise and more increasingly these days affecting the younger population. The knee replacement has really now shifted towards the youngsters. The demand for knee replacements among the age group 45-64 has tripled since the last two to three years.

An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, but an increasing number of tech-savvy users want their mobile phones and remote devices to do so. One of the biggest challenges faced globally is how to make high-quality healthcare affordable and accessible for all.

Patni Group a pioneer of IT revolution in India is now foraying into the healthcare sector. The group aims at establishing a nationwide chain of ‘short-stay centres’. By the end of 5-8 years, PHPL plans to open 25 centres pan India with expected investment of Rs 500 crore. Gaurav Malhotra, MD & CEO, Patni Healthcare Pvt Ltd (PHPL), shares insights.

The group plans to add more such specialty clinics i.e Allergy Clinic, Geriatric, Leg Pain, Pain Clinic and Metabolic Disorder Clinic to raise the bar of specialised care in the country.

To recognise and appreciate the crucial role played by nurses in healthcare, the Apollo Group of Hospitals will organise a conclave on 10th May 2012, followed by two days of leadership summit, at Apollo Hospitals Bengaluru to mark International Nurses Day on 12th May.

For patients suffering from Multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the nervous system, treatment with long painful needle may soon be a thing of the past as new shorter and thinner needle injections are set to make their mark for the first time in India.

The third edition of International Conference on Transforming Healthcare with IT – 2012 will be held from August 31 to September 1, 2012 at the Hyderabad International Convention Center, Madhapur, Hyderabad.

Michael Sidibe, Executive Director, UNAIDS in his recent meeting with Ghulam Nabi Azad Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare congratulated India for its excellent performance in preventing the spread of HIV and remaining low prevalence country.

Medical worries have penetrated the society and increasing prices of treatment are adding to it. In such a scenario, government health insurance schemes are an option to fall back on, especially for the rural population. How well insured is the poor in the country healthwise? This is the question we need to address.

Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Coimbatore (ICCIC) had recently organised a meeting of heads of different hospitals and various stakeholders to work out possible ways of a ‘Helicopter Emergency Medical Service System’ for the city.