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Recently, Manipal Hospital, the country’s third largest healthcare group, has set a new benchmark in the field of healthcare by performing breakthrough robotic thyroid and cancer surgeries for thyroidectomy and larynx cancer.

Lowell McAdam, Chairman and CEO, Verizon, in an address to the World Health Care Congress, detailed the challenges facing the US health care delivery system and highlighted Verizon’s efforts to help transform it through the use of IT.

FDA-approved OXINIUM (oxidized zirconium) knee implants is a patented product of Smith and Nephew Knee Systems. The implants help avoid repeat surgery for up to 30 years. OXINIUM has been shown to last twice as long as conventional implants that typically require replacement surgery after 10-15 years due to wear and tear.

The Government of India has announced its plans of launching Urban Health Mission for providing access to healthcare to all on the lines of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM).

Healthcare Global Enterprise Ltd plans to launch its liver transplant section in Bengaluru soon. To set up the unit an approximate amount of Rs 15 crore has been invested including the infrastructure, OT and other required machinery.

Eye specialists at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) have used gaming technology to develop an innovative treatment for one of the most common causes of visual impairment amongst children.

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan Research Institute Ltd (JRI), to cooperate in healthcare, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

Primex Group and Kalpathi Investments announced the inclusion of Agnivesh Agarwal of Vedanta Group, who has picked up a controlling stake in Primex Healthcare, as the Executive Director of the company.

Infusion Nurses Society-India chapter organised its First National conference in India with the support of Becton Dickinson India Pvt Ltd and 3M India at the Oxford College of Science, Bengaluru.

Members of Rotary International – a principal partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative – led the polio eradication effort during another round of the National Immunization Day (NID) held on 15 April across India.