Human pilot study with 18 procedures has been conducted at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute. The USP of this system is that it is priced in the range of INR 4-5 crores including annual maintenance cost which is one-third of the price of the system globally. The average lifespan of SSI MANTRA is 10 years and AMC is of essence as each component of the system will have certain life cycles and it is important to provide maintenance accordingly. If properly maintained, it would support 15,000 hours of surgery. This Multi-Arm Novel Tele Robotic Assistance Surgical Robotic System can be used for all major surgical specialities like thoracic, cardiac, head and neck, urology, gynaecology and general surgery and will also have automated enabling technologies for valve operations and coronary bypass.

As a first human pilot study at Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute, within one month surgeons successfully completed 18 complex Gynaecology, Urology and General Surgery procedures. Seeing Robotics as the future of surgery, this innovation by SS INNOVATIONS is praise-worthy displaying their dedication to healthcare and endeavour to make cost-effective, easy to use and applicable to all surgical specialities.

SOURCE: WWW.BIOSPECTRUMINDIA.COM

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HIMS Hospital in collaboration with Sridhar University recently in the month of February 2022 launched an event named ‘ The Invisible Medicine ’ in New Delhi. The event is unique as it emphasised on two new medicines which were referred to as the invisible medicine. The science of postural medicine which is based on the Law of Gravity was reintroduced, emphasised upon and talked about. The doctors spoke about how the therapy of hot water immersion or simply sitting in the hot water tub has successfully helped thousands of people in treating themselves of various infections and diseases. This therapy is proven to be helpful also in the treatment of cancer, dialysis, parkinson’s and other neuro-degenerative diseases.

A total of 12 videos were shared on screen to show top 12 ideas through which hot water immersion treatment can be given and different ways to prepare hot water tubs. The USP here lies in the fact that a treatment like this involves no medicine or expenditure.

This therapy can be freely used even by the poor people just by spending very little money as one does not need any special gadgets or tools or resources to carry it out. To add to it gravitational force is freely available to all of us and cannot be purchased from a shop. A person can use a broken fridge or a portable water tank and if one does not even have access to these resources then they can simply dig a ditch and make arrangements for the person lying down in hot water. Here gravity and heat work as medicines. The doctors said that if the treatment protocol starts with the appearance of the first symptom of Flu like cold, cough, fever, weakness or fatigue, bodyache then the person can be cured within 2 hours. This therapy of giving heat is absolutely free of cost, scientifically proven and gives instant relief.

A second type of invisible medicine was introduced in the event which is vibration. Sridhar University announced an online course to be started in March 2022 to teach the use of ‘vibration is medicine’. The underlying basis for this therapy is that if all the organs of a human body do not work in harmony then the person will always be sick. Vibration is medicine that is also free which can be used by a person on his own, without seeking external help. The book titled ‘The Heat Protocol’ was launched and it teaches the use of heat as medicine and through heat one can get rid of Flu, COVID and other respiratory diseases.

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IHL realised that there is a great need of digitally integrated preventive and predictive PHYGITAL (physical+digital) ecosystem to carry out the primary heart screening of the entire 1.3 billion population of India where majority of people hesitate to go to the diagnostic centres and this need has become imperative in the ongoing pandemic scenario. These self service health  kiosks are made on the basis of those similar ones which are developed in the United States of America and has done more than 235 million scans. The beauty of this device is that it has been customised as per the Indian requirements over a period of 6 years and has undergone a year-long comprehensive clinical trial at a tertiary care hospital. These kiosks have embedded technologies from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), with ITA2008/HIPAA certifications for data privacy, carry US FDA and CE approvals and are enrolled for QAI certification in India.

COVID infections have pushed us to necessarily carry out cardiac screening for the Indian population with emphasis on those who have recently recovered from COVID.  It is recommended that every 4 months people who have recovered from COVID should get an evaluation of their heart and vascular health to rule out any abnormal changes.

One of the recent studies shows that people who have recovered from COVID-19 have displayed a sharp increase in 20 cardiovascular problems over the one year post infection. People with COVID infection had a 72% increased risk of heart failure, 52% increased risk of stroke and 63% increased risk of heart attack in comparison to the control group.

It is very important to note that cardiac diseases can be prevented if detected early. So with the launch of these award winning self-service, walk-in hPod (Health ATM or Health kiosk or Fitness station) which connects primary, preventive and predictive healthcare, India is taking a step ahead in effective cardiac care. One can conduct more than 20 non-invasive medical tests including ECG, pulse, SPO2, Body Mass Composition and Blood Pressure without any assistance of a paramadic within 5 minutes. These hPOd create a very efficient phygital healthcare system which empowers an individual to take control of their health, detect problems at an early stage and avail timely consultation by a physician to control the surge of heart diseases.

SOURCE: BUSINESS STANDARD

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The study is published in the journal of the American Heart Association and it shows that the Apple products could not be placed closer than 2 cm or 0.78 inches without interfering with implanted cardiac devices (ICDs). But the Microsoft product which costs 70 pounds could not be within 2.9cm or 1.1 inches. The team has thus advised patients fitted with the pacemaker-like devices to not keep electronics in pockets near their chest and in general these electronic gadgets should not be carried in one’s shirt or jacket pocket in front of the chest, also when one is lying down on the couch and resting he or she should not place the device on the chest.

As per American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines, all mobiles should be kept at least 15 centimeters away from pacemakers to minimise the risks. Microsoft recommends its customers to keep the device at least 15 cm of 6 inches away from ICDs and pacemakers.

SOURCE: BUSINESS STANDARD

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A patient named Abhinay kumar, aged 32 years now was diagnosed six years ago with a rare disorder with symptoms of tightness of hands and legs leading to difficulty in walking like parkinson’s disease. Initially he had tremors in his right hand, which increased with time and age disabling him to even hold a cup of tea properly. With the disease progression he was not able to walk and that led him to give up his job. So the need of the hour was to carry out a surgical intervention with absolute precision to identify the anomaly in his brain. In early March 2022, Dr. Manas Panigrahi, HOD, Neurosurgery Department at KIMS Hospital alongwith Dr. Dhanunjay, Dr. Praveen Kumar Yada and a team of highly skilled nursing staff at the hospital carried out the surgery on the patient. The team of neurosurgeons and neurologists who were specialists in movement disorders and parkinson’s disease with the aid of an extremely accurate robotic tool were able to reach the exact location in the brain with high levels of accuracy and precision to treat the problem. Resultantly today the patient is able to resume a normal life.

The Stealth Autoguide robot helps to calculate the exact position and trajectory that is required to reach the targeted area of the brain. The neurosurgeon places a very thin wire with small electrodes on its tip that delivers electrical simulation to a small volume of tissue. A standard accuracy registration for deep brain stimulation usually falls between 0.8-1.2 millimeters and by using the Stealth Autoguide robot, the team at KIMS Hospitals has registered an accuracy within 0.2 millimeter.

The AI integrated robotic system used at KIMS helps to carry out various kinds of brain surgeries including brain tumour biopsy, epilepsy surgery, deep brain stimulation for movement disorders and parkinson’s disease and some psychiatric disorders. This use of technology makes the Parkinson’s Centre at the KIMS Hospitals as one of the very few places in Asia where such complex procedures can be carried out.

SOURCE:  SPECIAL.NDTV.COM

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Most often spinal fractures are seen in the elderly but they can affect any person who has low bone mineral density. There is a direct neurological impact due to any change in vertebrae anatomy leading to the disability in humans.

Most of the spinal fractures occur in the lower spine and if it is severe then it can result in neurological symptoms like radiating pain which depends on the affected nerve. Physical examination of a patient with spinal fracture is very important as it helps to determine whether nerves are involved or not. In cases where nerve is involved patients exhibit symptoms like muscle weakness, changes in reflex and loss of sensation.

It is advised that one should not ignore back pain in old age as it can be a sign of osteoporosis and fracture of the spine and one must seek an early appointment with the physician to prevent any kind of long-term disability. To confirm the diagnosis imaging tests like MRI and x-ray are often required and once confirmed, patients can either be treated with medical management only or may need surgery depending upon the extent of the fracture.  Nowadays with advancement in science, extensive procedures are no longer used; instead vertebral augmentation procedures like vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty are used. In kyphoplasty, at the fracture site a small incision is made to insert a balloon tamp which is inflated to create a bone cavity. Then bone cement is lodged into the balloon to correct the deformity. The cement hardens quickly and acts as an internal cast. Whereas in vertebroplasty balloon tamp is not used and cement is directly inserted at the fracture site. These two methods of spinal fracture management are of choice these days as they have excellent prognosis and patients return to normal life soon after surgery.

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