4 kidneys, 2 livers, 4 corneas and 4 heart valves harvested from two donors at Apollo BGS Hospitals Mysore/Mysuru: The act of donating one’s organs can save the lives of scores of people who live on the brink of death every day. In India, over 5 lakh people die every year due to unavailability of…
Mysore/Mysuru: An 8-year-old boy accidentally swallowed three brand new button batteries while he was playing. He informed his 15-year-old sister and she reassured him that they would come out in his stools the next day. He continued to play and revealed the ingestion to his parents after 4 hours. Since the child did not have…
By Dr. H.V. Satish, Senior Plastic and Cosmetic Surgeon, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru Do you know that the demand for cosmetic surgery has gone up by 200 percent in the last two years? It is not surprising. Of late, most people who came for cosmetic procedures are from middle-class families. They all wanted to change…
Marching towards a safer and pandemic-free Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, has administered 1,00,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines till July 8. Vaccination being a strong tool to curb the pandemic, Apollo BGS Hospitals launched its vaccination drive in the city on March 1 this year for the 45-plus and above age group. The 18-plus…
By Dr. Rajkumar Wadhwa, M.D., D.M., FASGE, Chief Gastroenterologist and HoD, Institute of Gastrosciences, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru India has been hit with the second wave of the novel Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19), a lethal contagion that predominantly affects the respiratory system. While a significant number of patients successfully recover, a small proportion develop…
More than 125 members of various Rotary Clubs and their family members were vaccinated against COVID-19 at the vaccination drive held at Apollo BGS Hospitals in city on Thursday. Dr. Rajkumar Wadhwa, Rotary Club of Mysore West President Rtn. M.D. Raghavendra Prasad, Secretary Rtn. D.K. Dinesh Kumar, Dr. B. Chandra and others were present.
As part of World Environment Day, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, planted saplings in the premises of the University of Mysore (UoM) recently. Dr. Rajkumar P. Wadhwa, Chief Consultant and Head, Department of Gastro Sciences, is seen watering a sapling as Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, UoM, Dr. S. Srinath, Consultant General Surgeon, Dr. Sanjeev Rao…
Special Vaccination Booth set up at Gana-bharathi premises in Kuvempunagar Vaccines priced as per Central Government guidelines Eligible individuals must register on CoWIN app for appointment Mysore/Mysuru: The second wave of infection has seen younger patients getting affected and vaccinating everyone above the age of 18 will help in stopping the relentless rise in COVID-19…
Lifesaving Multi-organ Transplant performed at Apollo BGS Hospitals in city Mysore/Mysuru: Chandan Mallappa (28), an engineer and a resident of Srirampura in city, was brought to Apollo BGS Hospitals on Mar. 7 at 12.20 pm in a critical condition. Initial CT scan showed brain stem infarct and he was shifted to ICU at 2.20 pm…
Mysore/Mysuru: The first Coronary Lithotripsy, a new form of treatment for clearing calcific blocks in the coronary arteries, was performed on an 80-year-old lady at Apollo BGS Hospitals by Dr. Arun Srinivas, Chief Cardiologist and Head of Heart Institutes, Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru and team. Lithotripsy is an ultrasound based treatment which was being used…
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