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Sep, 2020
92-year-old Ghanshyamdas Chanchlani and 91-year-old Madhuri Sampat have defeated COVID-19 with sheer patience and an optimistic attitude at Wockhardt Hospital, South Mumbai. The patients have been united with their families and have inspired many to fight this disease instead…
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Sep, 2020
62-years-old, women (Kusum Gautam) from Satna, M.P. came to Dr. Nitin Tiwari, Sr. Interventional Cardiologist at Wockhardt Hospitals, Shankar Nagar, Nagpur with a history of shortness of breath, difficulty in lying down, palpitations, and chest discomfort. On examination, Dr. Nitin Tiwari (Sr. Interventional Cardiologist) diagnosed that patient had severe aortic stenosis with decreased pumping of heart and heart failure. She had recurrent breathlessness for which a Non-invasive ventilator was put…
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Sep, 2020
A two-month-old baby underwent a successful Kasai surgery at the Wockhardt Group of Hospitals at Mira Road in Thane district in the far suburbs of Mumbai. The baby was noticed to have increasing jaundice starting from 6 weeks of…
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Aug, 2020
Coronavirus infections are rising and spreading rapidly in the country. To help people fight Coronavirus, the frontline workers are working 24/7 and undertaking unlimited efforts. Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road took a unique initiative to spread awareness and independence from COVID-19 and distributed 250 kits amongst Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation (MBMC) workers. Dr. Pankaj Dhamija Center head, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, said: “The frontline workers who provide essential services have been…
READ MOREA 9.5 cm tumour was extracted from the jaw of a 42-year-old man, a courier delivery executive hailing from Palghar, last week and the patient was discharged from hospital on Tuesday. Dr Sheetal Radia, head and neck cancer surgeon…
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Jul, 2020
After 12 Surgeries Over 25 Years, 57-Year-Old Woman Walks Freely Again - Apeksha News Mrs. Linda R. Kotak, a 57-year-old lady, came to consult with Dr. Girish L. Bhalerao at Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road about one month ago, for Recurrent Dislocation in her Left Hip joint that was operated elsewhere about 25 years ago. The patient is able to move freely after 12 failed surgeries Over 25 years. After thorough…
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Jul, 2020
Thirty five days after a COVID positive man was admitted to hospital, the 64-year-old walked out of the hospital a recovered man. On June 12, the family of Parel resident Ramesh Parab, was running from one hospital to the…
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Jul, 2020
The tumor size 3.5 X 1.8 X 1.8 cm compressed the nerve roots of his lumbar region in the spine and led to impending Cauda Equina Syndrome. A team headed by Dr Girish L Bhalerao, Consultant Orthopaedic Joint Replacement(Arthroplasty), Sports Medicine (Arthroscopy) & Spine Surgeon, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, and Dr Ashwin Borkar, Consultant Neurosurgeon, Wockhardt Hospital, Mira Road, successfully removed a 40-year-old man’s spinal cord tumor with utmost surgical skills…
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Jun, 2020
Several doctors and health workers of Mumbai's Wockhardt Hospital - which was declared a containment zone after its staff tested positive for coronavirus- have donated their plasma to treat COVID-19 patients and create awareness among survivors. Dr Parag Rindani,…
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Jun, 2020
Convalescent plasma therapy involves transfusion of plasma from the blood of recovered patients into those who are moderately or critically-ill. The plasma of the recovered patient contains antibodies that fight the infection. Wockhardt Hospital, which was declared a containment zone in April after 82 members of its medical staff contracted Covid-19, has received approval from the Central government to conduct a controlled trial of convalescent plasma therapy. In April, Wockhardt…
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