GERD-X
Endoscopic Plication (GERD-X) for Treatment of Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) has been launched by the Department of Advanced Endoscopy, MedIndia Hospitals, Chennai. Endoscopic plication (GERD-X) is an alternative and less invasive procedure compared to laparoscopic fundoplication for the treatment of GERD.
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) for ObesityTreatment, has been launched by the
Department of Endo – Bariatrics, MedIndia Hospitals, Chennai, as part of the Medical Conference.
Birth Day Health Gift Scheme
To create awareness among the public about the importance and necessity of keeping oneself healthy and fit and to make one’s birthday as valuable as possible, MedIndia Hospitals has introduced a first of its kind, Free Basic Master Health Check-up on Birth Days. This Check-up will screen for diabetes, heart, anaemia, liver, kidney and thyroid disorders.
B.L.I.N.D : Born to Live In Near Darkness? (trailer)
In this coming of age story, an ill, malnourished blind Indian girl is helped by a philanthropic doctor, who later on leads a quiet benevolent revolution for several blind school students using his innovative ideas and Braille charts.
Indications of metabolic syndrome
According to the National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP) APT III of the USA, metabolic syndrome is present if three or more of the following five criteria are met:
PreCanCheck (Pre Cancerous Lesions Checkup)
PreCanCheck (Pre Cancerous Lesions Checkup) is an initiative of MedIndia Hospitals, to identify and treat pre-cancerous lesions before they erupt as cancer.
As per the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) data, digestive cancers, namely, Esophagus, mouth, stomach and Liver cancers are the topmost 4 out of 7 cancers which are prevalent in India with the highest incidence.
Pre-cancerous lesions can be identified through Blood tests, Ultra Sound Scan, Endoscopy, Colonoscopy and Tumour markers such as AFP, CEA and CA 19-9 etc. It is possible for Gastroenterologists to identify pre-cancerous lesions and curb cancers before it erupts.
Department of Preventive Medicine
People report to a doctor when they become symptomatic. Unfortunately, when symptoms develop, considerable damage has already occurred to a particular organ system. Curability at that stage becomes an issue in many cases.
Hence, the focus should be to identify vulnerable high-risk people before they develop a disease or to catch the disease at the asymptomatic stage itself. Preventive vaccines are another important tool to prevent several diseases. This is the focus of the department of preventive medicine
Department of Metabolic Syndrome
What is metabolic syndrome
Metabolic syndrome is a collection of heart disease risk factors that increase the chance of developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Metabolic syndrome comprises of obesity, high blood pressure, high blood triglycerides (Bad Cholesterol), low levels of HDL cholesterol (Good Cholesterol), and insulin resistance (Diabetes).
ConsultDocNow
This is a First of its kind, numerically linked symptom-based medical information website for the public namely, www.consultdocnow.com, launched to guide the public to assess the severity of the symptoms they are suffering from and to meet a doctor, based on the severity score of the symptoms generated by the website.
Covid-19 related Awareness Projects
14 initiatives conceptualized, organized and launched by MedIndia Charitable Trust, Chennai from the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic to till date (since March, 2020) to create public awareness to prevent Covid – 19 pandemic.
Obesity Preventive Kit
Obesity Preventive Kit is a digital awareness, self-assessment hand out accessed through a web link providing obesity prevention, counselling and treatment measures online from the paediatric to the geriatric population.
Liver Door Bell
The Liver Door Bell is a public medical service initiative enabled through a dedicated Toll Free help Line No. 12789 (For BSNL lines only) and 044-2831 2345, for the public to know more about liver diseases and to consult a medical professional during liver emergencies
Covid-19 Hygiene App
This is a multilingual, self-auditing Covid-19 related hygiene practices app to prevent Covid spread and to motivate the public for daily practice of face masking, social distancing and hand washing routine with notification reminders and selfie uploading facility, inbuilt scoring system and Virtual awards.
Digital Health Card
A QR code embedded Life Saving Digital Emergency Medical Care Card (emc2) for the Public, for empowering the treating physicians to facilitate zero-hour treatment during medical crisis and for addressing the need for medical information and contact details of kin of card holder and for routine health care and to store, retrieve and transfer data. The QR code enables, doctors to access medical information for golden hour medical protocols and contact the next of kin of card holder.
