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  Chennai , 21 st  December, 2021 : Vi, India’s leading telecom brand, now allows Vi users to avail a range of premium / fancy / customized mobile numbers with added benefit of free doorstep delivery.   Vi customers can choose an exclusive number based on their lucky number, date of birth or any other date that holds special significance in their life. Both prepaid and postpaid customers can get these premium numbers at their doorstep in the following cities - Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Surat and Jaipur. Below are the simple steps to acquire a customizedVi mobile number:   -        Select prepaid or postpaid option -        Enter the basic details, like your area pin-code and mobile number o    Select a VIP mobile number*:Either from the displayed list of premium mobile numbers Or by entering a pattern or string of preferred numbers like anniv...

  The Order dated 20.12.2021 of the Supreme Court in the matter of Apollo Hospitals vs. State of TN &Armughaswamy Commission probing the circumstances of the death of the former CM of TN, fully vindicates the position taken earlier by Apollo Hospitals that a team of medical experts should have been constituted to aid the Commission in its process.   The Commission was constituted by the Government of TN in the year 2017 and from the inception of the Commission, the hospital and doctors have been co-operating in every manner possible to aid the Inquiry and offer all assistance to help the fact finding body complete its Inquiry. In January 2018 the hospital produced in the Commission, 30 volumes of medical records close to 6,000 pages, and all other material relating to the treatment of the late CM in the hospital until her demise on 5 th December, 2016. To date 56 Apollo Doctors, 22 paramedical and support staff of Apollo Hospitals have appeared before the Commission and...

The Apollo Hospitals Group   announced the successful completion of the world’s first LAR procedure for rectal cancer and the first GI (gastrointestinal)surgery in the Asia-Pacific region with the Medtronic Hugo ™ robotic-assisted surgery (RAS)system.This milestone in robotic GI surgery was achieved at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai on December 15 by Dr. Venkatesh Munikrishnan, Consultant Colorectal & Robotic Surgeon, Institute of Colorectal Surgery, Apollo Hospitals. The low anterior resection procedure, performed to remove the affected portion of the rectum, was successfully carried out using Hugo ™ RAS system on a 60-year-old male who was operated on for Rectal cancer. The patient had a successful postoperative recovery.   This GI surgery using the Hugo ™ RAS system builds on the success of the first clinical use in the Asia-Pacific region to perform a robotic prostatectomy in September of this year, also at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai.   Dr. VenkateshMunikrishnan, Cons...

  Apollo Hospitals, Chennai on 14 th December 2021, announced the successful use of advanced ‘Brain Sensing’ technology in Deep Brain Stimulation on patients with Parkinson’s disease. Deep brain stimulation (DBS), is a neurosurgical procedure that involves implanting electrodes deep inside the brain to improve symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The use of advanced brain sensing technologies help in individualized monitoring for effect that maximizes therapeutic outcome. The advanced movement disorders team at Apollo Hospitals performed five DBS surgeries last month,   that included four patients of Parkinson’s disease and one with dystonia. All the patients have recovered well with good improvement in their symptoms.   Dr. Vijayashankar Paramanandam, Neurologist, Movement Disorders & DBS Specialist, Apollo Hospitals Chennai said, “The selection of patients for DBS is of utmost importance . DBS can be done for Parkinson’s disease patients, with at least four years of...

JCI Chennai Synergy Kings along with Nikhil Foundation Madurai conducted an event titled 'Empowering Youth' at Hussain Higher Secondary School at Ramapuram in Chennai . As many as 120 students from classes   9, 10 participated in the event. JC.R.Vivekraja, Zone Vice President ( ZONE XVI) JCI India was the Chief Guest. Thirukural Gavanakar Thiru Neyveli Pandian was the Guest of Honour.   Knowing yourself, Memory, Communication, Self analysis and Goal setting are the topics that were taught during the training. The session was conducted from 10 am to 3 pm by experienced trainers Mr.Ramasamy ,   Mr.Hussain Basha , Mr.Jayaprakash , Mr.A.S.Mohan , Ms.Christy Henitha , Mr.Gunabalan who were qualified in their respective fields.   Junior Chamber International (JCI),  is a non-profit international non-governmental organisation of young people between 18 and 40 years old. It has members in about 124 countries, and regional or national organisations of most of them. ...

Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) announced that it used Nokia’s 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) and 5G core to successfully demonstrate secure network slicing. The trial was conducted in Gandhinagar in the state of Gujarat in western India where Vi is conducting 5G trials on Govt. allocated 5G spectrum. Deployment of network slicing will enable Vi to quickly add new revenue streams while delivering innovative 5G use cases to the users and to enterprises. Two network slices were created as part of the demonstration. While the first slice was for general data traffic, a second slice was established for highspeed and extremely low latency. Without the second slice, virtual reality content achieved a lower resolution delivering an average user experience. Using Nokia’s solution, with security built in from the earliest product design phase, Vi showcased that network slicing significantly improved the user experience by allowing viewers to enjoy the high-resolution VR content. Network slicin...

The Asia Pacific Stroke Organization (APSO) and the Indian Stroke Association (ISA) have come together to host the XIth Asia Pacific Stroke Congress (APSC) this year. APSC is the flagship educational programme of APSO and targets stroke care professionals from different disciplines in the Asia Pacific region and beyond. The Congress will take part in Chennai from December 9 to 11. The Congress is taking place in the virtual mode for the second consecutive year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The theme of the APSC this year is “Stroke Care in Challenging Times”. More than 800 doctors from India, Asia Pacific, and other regions have registered for the three-day Congress, which will see scores of interesting and insightful workshops, panel discussions, symposia, presentation of papers, and much more. “The scientific committee has assembled interesting sessions on intracranial occlusive disease, organised stroke care in Asia, small vessel disease, secondary prevention in stroke, Ne...