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Insights on medical advances, treatment options, and healthcare innovations
Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Disease
Bone marrow transplant (BMT) cures sickle cell disease by replacing the patient's defective blood-producing stem cells with healthy ones from a donor. After successful transplant at a centre like BLK-Max in New Delhi, the body produces normal blood permanently. BMT is a medical procedure, not a surgical one: the quality of the medicine and the protocol determines the outcome.
June 14, 2026
Advances in Heart Valve Surgery
Heart valve surgery in India has advanced dramatically since the 1960s, moving from bulky mechanical valves that require lifelong blood thinners to tissue valves, minimally invasive techniques, sutureless valves and now polymer valves designed to last a patient's lifetime. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass on advances in cardiac surgery led by Dr. Z. S. Meharwal, Chairman and Head of Adult Cardiac Surgery at Fortis Escorts Heart Institute, New Delhi, and introduces a series of articles on valvular heart disease and its surgical treatment.
August 5, 2026
Emerging Trends in Cardiology
TAVI, or transcatheter aortic valve implantation, has become the leading minimally invasive treatment for severe aortic stenosis, replacing a diseased aortic valve through a tube and wire rather than open heart surgery. Dr. Subhash Chandra, Chairman of Interventional Cardiology at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, shared a detailed overview of TAVI and other minimally invasive structural heart interventions during a Jivo Masterclass session.
August 6, 2026
Recent Advances in Spine and Neurosurgery
Dr. Anil Kumar Kansal is Vice Chairman and HOD, Neuro Surgery and Neuro Spine at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass (his second with the doctor network) where he walked through the current state of minimally invasive spine surgery and modern neurosurgical technique for doctors across Africa.
May 31, 2026
Recent Advances in Neurosurgery
Recent advances in neurosurgery span minimally invasive spine surgery, endoscopic brain procedures, stereotactic and robotic techniques, and targeted treatments for conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia, Parkinson's disease and brain tumours, all aimed at safer surgery and faster recovery. Dr. Anil Kumar Kansal, Vice Chairman and HOD of the Neurosurgery and Neuro Spine Department at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, shared a detailed overview of these advances during a Jivo Masterclass session.
August 6, 2026
Management of Complex Total Hip Arthroplasty
A straightforward primary hip replacement can be finished in under an hour. A complex one can take two to two and a half hours, and demands a completely different level of planning. Dr. Rakesh Mahajan, Principal Director & HOD, Orthopaedics at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, used his Jivo Masterclass to walk through what actually makes a hip replacement complex, and how to plan for one. This guide is based on that masterclass and introduces a series covering the full topic.
November 2, 2025
Joint Pain in the Younger Population
Dr. Rakesh Mahajan is Vice Chairman and Head of Department, Orthopaedics at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where he laid out, for doctors across Africa, why joint pain in patients from their teens through their 40s is so often dismissed as minor, and why that delay is exactly what turns a treatable strain into chronic, harder-to-reverse joint damage.
May 3, 2026
Complex Hip Arthroplasty
Complex hip arthroplasty covers hip replacement surgery made difficult by trauma, avascular necrosis, developmental dysplasia, failed previous implants, or severe bone loss, and it requires far more planning and a wider range of implant options than a standard primary hip replacement. Drawing on more than 30 years of experience and over 400 to 500 hip replacements performed each year, Dr. Rakesh Mahajan of BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, shared a detailed look at how these complex cases are assessed, planned and treated during a Jivo Masterclass session.
August 6, 2026
Indications for Spine Surgery
Back pain sits second only to headache among the complaints patients bring to any clinic, yet a small fraction of those cases ever need an operation. Dr. Puneet Girdhar, Vice Chairman and Head of Spine Surgery at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, built his March 2026 Jivo Healthcare masterclass around a working answer to a referring doctor's most practical question: which patients need to be sent up the chain, and how fast.
August 27, 2026
Advances in Spinal Surgery
Spinal surgery in India has moved from large open operations to microscope-guided tubular techniques, biportal endoscopy and robotic-assisted procedures, cutting recovery time from weeks to days for many patients. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass on advances in spinal surgery led by Dr. Puneet Girdhar, Chairman of the Max Institute of Robotics and Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, and introduces a series of articles on modern spine treatment.
August 5, 2026
Correct Timing for Congenital Heart Surgery
The right time for congenital heart surgery in a child is decided by the natural history of the specific heart condition, meaning how quickly it is likely to cause death or serious harm if left untreated, rather than by a fixed rule about age or weight. Dr. Aseem R. Srivastava, Chief of Paediatric CTVS and Adult Congenital Heart Diseases at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, shared a detailed breakdown of correct surgical timing across the common congenital heart conditions during a Jivo Masterclass session.
August 6, 2026
Recent Advances in Spine Surgery
Dr. S. K. Rajan is Chief of Neuro Spine Surgery and Additional Director of Neurosurgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where he took doctors across Africa through the single biggest shift in his field over the past decade: minimally invasive spine surgery (MISS), enabled by intraoperative 3D imaging and digital navigation, which has moved the whole discipline from “cut first, then see” to “see first, then cut through a targeted port.”
July 5, 2026
Making Spine Surgery 100% Safe
Modern spine surgery in India has reached more than 99% safety when performed with the right combination of team, technology and training, according to Dr. S. K. Rajan, Chief and Unit Head, Orthopaedics and Spine Neurosurgery, Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, India. This series is based on his Jivo Masterclass, Making Spine Surgery 100% Safe.
August 6, 2026
Role of Neuro Intervention
Neurointervention treats stroke and brain vascular disease by threading catheters through the blood vessels to the brain, reaching lesions that a surgeon's scalpel and a neurologist's drugs cannot reach. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Tariq Matin, Director & Chief of Neurointerventional Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, and introduces a complete series on how catheter-based treatment now manages ischemic stroke, brain aneurysms, cerebral venous thrombosis and arteriovenous malformations.
August 9, 2026
Hip, Knee, Shoulder and Elbow Replacement
Joint replacement surgery restores pain-free movement in the hip, knee, shoulder and elbow by replacing a joint damaged by osteoarthritis with an artificial implant, and modern techniques now make this possible at almost any age. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Ramkinkar Jha, Chief and Unit Head of Orthopaedics at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, and introduces a complete series on diagnosis, treatment options and surgical techniques for joint replacement in India.
August 7, 2026
Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynaecology
Gynaecological surgery has moved through three distinct eras: open surgery, laparoscopic surgery, and now robotic-assisted surgery. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Deepika Aggarwal, Chief of Laparoscopic Gynaecology and Robotic Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, and introduces a complete series on how the da Vinci robotic system is used to treat fibroids, endometrial cancer, adenomyosis and uterine prolapse.
August 2, 2026
Role of Robotics in Benign Gynaecology
Robotic surgery has become a leading option for benign gynaecological conditions such as uterine fibroids and endometriosis in India, offering greater precision, less blood loss and faster recovery than laparoscopic or open surgery. Dr. Deepika Aggarwal, Chief of Laparoscopic Gynaecology and Robotic Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, shared a detailed overview of robotic surgery in benign gynaecology during a Jivo Masterclass session.
August 6, 2026
Advances in Chronic Pain Treatment
Dr. Ashu Kumar Jain is Chief of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, where interventional procedures (performed under fluoroscopic or DSA guidance in a catheterisation lab rather than a simple X-ray suite) make up roughly 12-15% of his outpatient work, alongside medical management and rehabilitation that resolves 85-87% of patients without any procedure at all. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where he took doctors across Africa through the interventions his department uses, region by region, from facial pain to perineal pain.
July 12, 2026
Bone Marrow Transplant for Sickle Cell Anaemia
Bone marrow transplant is currently the only cure for sickle cell anaemia, and India has become a leading destination for this procedure for patients from across the world. This series is based on a Jivo Masterclass session by Dr. Vikas Dua, Principal Director and Head, Pediatric Hematology Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant, Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurgaon, India, who has performed bone marrow transplant in India for sickle cell disease patients from many countries, including Nigeria, which he describes as the sickle cell capital of the world.
August 6, 2026
Cancer Myths, Facts and Advances
Cancer treatment in India has moved from one-size-fits-all chemotherapy toward personalised, biology-driven care, and many common beliefs about cancer, from what causes it to how it is treated, turn out to be myths rather than facts. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Mohit Agarwal, Principal Director and Unit Head of Medical Oncology at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, and introduces a complete series separating cancer myths from facts and explaining the latest advances in cancer treatment in India.
August 7, 2026
Diagnosing Common Cancers and Blood Disorders
More than half of all cancers are curable, and every cancer can receive treatment that either extends life, controls symptoms, or improves quality of life. The variable that decides which outcome a patient gets is rarely the treatment itself. It is how early the diagnosis is made. Dr. Niti Raizada, Principal Director of Medical Oncology and Hemato-Oncology at Fortis Hospital, Bannerghatta Road, Bengaluru, built her Jivo Healthcare masterclass around eight real patients to show referring physicians exactly where that diagnostic window opens and closes.
August 28, 2026
Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Surgical Management
Early diagnosis is the single biggest lever for curing breast cancer, and getting the diagnostic sequence right, imaging before biopsy, the correct imaging modality for the patient's age, and a true-cut biopsy rather than a fine needle aspiration, sets up everything that follows. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Jain, Principal Director, Surgical Oncology at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, with 26 years in the field, used his Jivo Masterclass to walk through the full pathway from a patient's first lump to long-term survivorship. This guide introduces a series based on that session.
September 21, 2025
Minimally Invasive and Robotic Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgery was the last major surgical field to embrace minimally invasive technique, and for good reason: the complexity and stakes of operating on the heart made the conventional open approach the safest option for decades. Dr. Udgeath Dhir, Principal Director, Cardio Thoracic Vascular Surgery at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, has personally crossed 550 minimally invasive cardiac surgeries and used his Jivo Masterclass to walk through how far the field has come. This guide introduces a series based on that session.
September 28, 2025
When to Suspect Cancer and How to Refer
Cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage restricts a surgical oncologist's ability to offer a cure, and the gap between a patient's first symptom and their referral to a specialist is where much of the difference in outcome gets decided. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Shubham Jain, Senior Director of Surgical Oncology at Fortis Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, and introduces a series on the warning signs and screening pathways for the cancers he treats most often.
January 25, 2026
Robotic Kidney Transplant
Kidney transplant is the gold standard treatment for end-stage renal disease, but the recipients who need it most are also among the most fragile patients any surgeon operates on. This guide draws on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Shafiq Ahmad, Senior Director of Urology, Andrology and Renal Transplant at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, on why robotic surgery has become the new standard for kidney transplant recipients, and what that means in practice.
April 12, 2026
Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment in India follows a structured pathway from PSA screening and biopsy through staging with MRI and PSMA PET CT to robotic radical prostatectomy or hormonal therapy, and outcomes depend heavily on how early the disease is detected. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Shafiq Ahmad, Senior Director of Urology, Andrology and Renal Transplant at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, and introduces a complete series on the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in India.
August 7, 2026
Modern Urology: BPH, Stones, Robotic Surgery and Kidney Transplant
Modern urology now runs on technology as much as technique: lasers for stones, minimally invasive devices for an enlarged prostate, and robotic platforms for everything from radical prostatectomy to kidney transplant. Dr. Yajvender Pratap Singh Rana, Director of Urology, Uro-Oncology, Andrology and Kidney Transplant at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, used his Jivo Masterclass to walk through this full spectrum, drawing on close to 1,100 kidney transplants performed at his centre. This guide introduces a series based on that session.
November 23, 2025
Detection and Management of Heart Failure
Dr. Rajpal Singh is Director and Senior Interventional Cardiologist and Lead for TAVI and Advanced Device Therapy at Fortis Hospitals, Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where he set out, for doctors across Africa, the detection and management of heart failure end to end, referenced throughout to the 2021 ESC Heart Failure Guidelines and the 2023 ESC focused update.
May 24, 2026
Diagnosis and Management of Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary artery disease begins with a blockage in one of the heart's two main arteries, the left and the right coronary systems that supply blood to the heart muscle itself. Left untreated, that blockage progresses from silent narrowing to angina to a heart attack, and the interval between those stages is where most of the difference in outcome gets decided. In a masterclass built specifically around variable-resource clinical settings, Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha, Consultant in Heart and Lung Transplant and Vascular Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, walked general practitioners across Africa through the full arc of coronary artery disease: how to recognize it before it becomes an emergency, how to manage the emergency itself when a catheterization lab is not within reach, how to confirm the diagnosis with a minimum viable set of tests, and how to decide between stenting and bypass surgery once a patient reaches a specialist.
November 30, 2025
Heart Transplant in India for Foreign Nationals
Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha, Consultant in Heart and Lung Transplant and Vascular Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, leads one of India's most active cross-border transplant teams. In a masterclass held on October 5, 2025 for Jivo Healthcare's partner doctors across Africa, he walked through what a heart transplant in India for a foreign national actually involves: how organs are allocated, how a heart failure patient is bridged through a wait that can run to a year, what it costs, and when a referring doctor should pick up the phone. This guide draws entirely on that session.
August 27, 2026
Valvular Heart Disease in Emerging Countries
Valvular heart disease is often treated as a disease of ageing in wealthy countries and a genetic misfortune everywhere else. Neither is true. This guide draws on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha, Consultant in Heart and Lung Transplant and Vascular Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, on why the disease behaves so differently across Africa, the Asia Pacific and the developed world, and what can actually be done about it.
April 5, 2026
Vascular Surgical Problems: From the GP's Clinic to the Specialist's Office — A Complete Guide
Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha is Consultant in Heart and Lung Transplant and Vascular Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where he set out, for doctors across Africa, exactly what a GP clinic needs to do, and send, when a patient presents with a vascular problem, from peripheral arterial disease and aneurysms to varicose veins, deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
May 10, 2026
Heart Failure and Coronary Artery Disease in the African Population
Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha is Consultant in Heart & Lung Transplant and Vascular Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where he laid out, for doctors across Africa, why heart failure and coronary artery disease behave so differently on the continent than almost anywhere else in the world: arriving a decade earlier, diagnosed later, and treated on medications that are often outdated by the time a patient reaches a specialist.
June 28, 2026
Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a condition in which the pressure in the pulmonary arteries rises above normal, placing the right side of the heart under a load it is not built to handle. Left untreated, it progresses from breathlessness and fatigue to right heart failure. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Biswarup Purkayastha, Consultant in Heart & Lung Transplant and Vascular Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, and introduces a complete series on diagnosing and managing pulmonary hypertension in India.
August 16, 2026
Pre-IVF Workups and Corrective Surgeries
A proper pre-IVF workup identifies the exact cause of infertility and the corrective surgeries that can improve IVF outcomes, rather than jumping straight into treatment. This series is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Shelly Singh, Director, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Fortis La Femme, New Delhi, India, addressed specifically to GPs on how they can kickstart infertility care for their patients.
August 6, 2026
Diagnosis and Management of the Infertile Couple
When the World Health Organization reviewed 12,241 research papers published between 1990 and 2021, it found that infertility affects 17.5 percent of people of reproductive age, not the 5 percent long assumed in clinical teaching. Dr. Hrishikesh Pai, Director of Fortis Bloom IVF Centre and one of the first ten clinicians to establish an IVF practice in India, walked physicians from Ethiopia, Uganda, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Kenya through the WHO's 2025 infertility guideline in a Jivo Healthcare masterclass, translating each recommendation into the stepwise workup he has used across 35 years and six IVF centres in India. This guide draws directly on that session.
August 28, 2026
Radiation Oncology Advances
Cancer has become one of the defining public health problems of the century. GLOBOCAN data put the 2022 global toll at nearly 20 million new cases and about 10 million cancer-related deaths, with roughly one in five people developing cancer in their lifetime and one in nine men and one in twelve women dying from it. By 2040, annual new cases are projected to reach 30 million, with deaths rising to 15.3 million. Radiotherapy is required by an estimated 50 to 70 percent of cancer patients at some point in their treatment, whether delivered with curative intent, as adjuvant therapy after surgery, or for palliation. Dr. Garima Singh, Principal Consultant in Radiation Oncology at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital in New Delhi, laid out this landscape and the technology reshaping it in a masterclass hosted by Jivo Healthcare and Max Healthcare on February 22, 2026.
August 28, 2026
Management of Primary Liver Cancers
Primary liver cancers, tumours that arise in the liver itself, cause more than 800,000 deaths worldwide every year. This guide is based on a Jivo Healthcare masterclass by Dr. Ashish George, Principal Consultant and Unit Head, Liver Transplant, at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, and opens a complete series on how hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma are recognised, staged and treated.
August 27, 2026
Diagnosis and Treatment of Difficult Nephrotic Syndrome
Most children with nephrotic syndrome respond well to steroids, but a genuinely difficult subset, those who relapse frequently, become steroid-dependent, or never respond at all, need a much more structured approach. Dr. Shraddha Lohia, Consultant, Paediatric Nephrology at Fortis Memorial Research Institute, Gurugram, used her Jivo Masterclass to work through exactly how to classify, treat and monitor these children. This guide is based on that masterclass and introduces a series covering the full arc of difficult nephrotic syndrome.
November 16, 2025
Evolution of Robotic and Laparoscopic Surgery
Dr. Rakesh Durkhure heads General, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon (a 750-bed hospital with 23 operating theatres, two da Vinci robotic systems, and full transplant capability across heart, lung, kidney and liver). This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where he took doctors across Africa through the surgeries his department has progressively added to its toolkit as minimally invasive techniques have advanced: procedures where patients no longer need a large open laparotomy.
July 19, 2026
Recent Advances in the Management of an Infertile Couple
Infertility affects roughly one in ten couples worldwide, and Dr. Soma Singh, Associate Director of IVF & Infertility at Max Super Speciality Hospital, Noida, opened her Jivo Masterclass by making a point often missed in practice: infertility is a shared problem, with male factors responsible for as much as half of all cases, not solely a female one. This guide is based on that masterclass and introduces a series that works through the modern infertility workup and the full ladder of treatment, from lifestyle change to IVF and genetic screening.
December 21, 2025
Childhood Cancer
This series is built on a Jivo Masterclass delivered on March 8, 2026, by Dr. Arun Singh Danewa, Senior Consultant for Pediatric Hemato-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram. The session was organized for Jivo Healthcare's network of doctor partners across Africa, and its starting premise is simple: childhood cancer is not a smaller version of adult cancer, and treating it as one costs children survival that modern medicine can otherwise deliver.
August 27, 2026
Diagnosis and Management of Sickle Cell Disease
Nearly 500,000 children are born with sickle cell disease every year, and about 80% of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Dr. Sukriti Gupta, Senior Consultant in BMT, Haematology and Paediatric Haemato-Oncology at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, opened her Jivo Masterclass by framing this directly as a shared burden between India and Africa, two health systems facing the same disease with similar resource constraints. This guide is based on that masterclass and introduces a series covering the full arc of the disease, from genetics to curative treatment.
November 9, 2025
Newer Advances in Arthroscopic Surgeries of Knee and Shoulder
Arthroscopic surgery has moved a long way from simply removing damaged tissue toward preserving and regenerating it, and Dr. Vipin Maheshwari, Senior Consultant, Orthopaedics at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram, used his Jivo Masterclass to walk through exactly how far the field has come across the ACL, the meniscus, cartilage and the shoulder. This guide is based on that masterclass and introduces a series covering the newest techniques in knee and shoulder arthroscopy.
August 30, 2026
Robotic Surgery in Gynaecologic Oncology
The world of surgery is moving steadily toward minimally invasive techniques, and in gynaecology and gynaecologic oncology that shift now has a name: the Da Vinci robotic surgical system. The FDA approved the platform in 2000, the first robotic hysterectomy in gynaecology followed in 2005, and the technology has since extended into radical hysterectomies, lymphadenectomy and cytoreductive cancer surgery, alongside growing use in urology and general surgery. This guide draws on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Alka Dahiya, Senior Consultant in Gynaecological Surgical Oncology at BLK-Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, who has performed over 300 robotic cases across benign and oncological gynaecology.
August 27, 2026
Cochlear Implants in Children
About 1 to 3 of every 1,000 children born in India have some degree of hearing loss, and with 60,000 to 65,000 births a day in the country, that adds up to a large number of children missing critical early language input every single day. Dr. Dilpreet Bajwa, Senior Consultant in ENT Surgery at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon, has been building cochlear implant programs for more than a decade. This guide draws on her Jivo Healthcare masterclass on pediatric hearing loss and cochlear implants, covering everything from the first signs of trouble to a child's return to a mainstream classroom.
March 1, 2026
Diagnostic Utility of First Trimester Ultrasound
Dr. Aanchal Sablok is Senior Consultant, Fetal Medicine at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where she took doctors across Africa through what a properly performed first trimester ultrasound can actually do, far beyond confirming a pregnancy is viable.
June 21, 2026
Finding Answers in Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Dr. Kanika Singh is Senior Consultant, Medical Genetics at Artemis Hospitals, Gurgaon. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where she walked doctors across Africa through why recurrent pregnancy loss happens (defined as two or more consecutive losses) and, critically, through the roughly 50-60% of cases where a real, identifiable cause can actually be found.
June 7, 2026
Overview of Gynaecological Cancers
Cancer is the second highest cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide, with more than 3.7 million new cases and 2.1 million deaths every year, a burden expected to rise a further 60 percent over the next two decades. This guide draws on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Punyashree R M, Consultant Gynaecologic Oncology and Gynaecology Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgery at Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, on the gynaecological cancers behind a large share of that burden.
April 26, 2026
Uterine Fibroids
Uterine fibroids are among the most common conditions in gynaecology, affecting up to 70% of women by the age of 50, yet many women live with them for years without a clear picture of what they are or when they need treatment. This guide is based on a Jivo Masterclass by Dr. Supriya Malhotra, an obstetrician and gynaecologist at Fortis La Femme, New Delhi, and introduces a series that works through fibroids from diagnosis to the full range of treatment options.
December 14, 2025
The Science Behind Snoring
Dr. Trisha Srivastava is Consultant, ENT at Artemis Hospitals, Gurugram. This guide is based on a live Jivo Masterclass where she explained, for doctors across Africa, why snoring is simultaneously one of the most common and most ignored symptoms in clinical practice, and why its metabolic consequences, from early hypertension to type 2 diabetes, take years to surface, by which time the patient rarely connects them back to poor sleep.
May 17, 2026
Bone Marrow Transplant: A Cure for Sickle Cell Disease
Bone marrow transplant, also called a stem cell transplant, is currently the only treatment that can cure sickle cell disease. The procedure works by replacing the patient's diseased bone marrow with healthy stem cells from a closely matched donor, often a sibling or a compatible unrelated donor. These healthy cells then begin producing normal red blood cells instead of sickle-shaped ones.
January 19, 2026
CAR-T Therapy: Re-training the Immune System
CAR-T therapy is an advanced cancer treatment that uses a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer. In this approach, doctors collect T cells from the patient, modify them in a laboratory so they can recognise cancer cells, and then return them to the body. Once infused, these re-trained immune cells actively seek out and destroy cancer cells.
January 20, 2026
Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy: Safer Surgery, Faster Recovery
Robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy is a modern surgical technique used to treat localised prostate cancer. Instead of a large open incision, surgeons use robotic instruments that offer high precision, a clear magnified view, and steady control. This allows the prostate to be removed more accurately while minimising damage to surrounding tissues.
January 21, 2026
Doctor Trust Is Infrastructure
Cross-border healthcare is no longer an exception - it is a necessity shaped by deep structural gaps in global health systems. While advanced therapies emerge in a few regions, millions of patients across Africa and other parts of the Global South continue to face delayed diagnoses, unavailable surgeries, and fragmented specialist care. What is commonly labelled as medical tourism has filled this gap, but in practice it often operates as an unregulated, transactional model that breaks continuity of care and leaves patients navigating complex decisions without clinical accountability.
January 22, 2026
Biomarker-Guided Cancer Therapy: Choosing the Right Treatment for the Right Patient
Cancer treatment is becoming more personalised as doctors learn more about the biology of each tumour. Instead of giving the same chemotherapy to every patient, oncologists now use biomarkers - measurable signals found in blood or tumour tissue - to guide treatment decisions. These markers help identify which medicines are most likely to work for a specific patient and which treatments can be safely avoided.
January 23, 2026
Transcatheter Tricuspid Repair: Expanding Options for High-Risk Heart Patients
Severe tricuspid valve leakage is a common heart problem in older patients and can lead to breathlessness, leg swelling, and frequent hospital admissions. Many of these patients are not fit enough to undergo open-heart surgery, which has led to the development of less invasive, catheter-based treatment options.
January 24, 2026
Robotic Orthopaedic Surgery: Precision that Supports Faster Recovery
Robotic technology is increasingly being used in orthopaedic surgery to improve the accuracy of joint and spine procedures. These systems help surgeons plan operations in advance, guide precise bone cuts, and place implants more accurately than traditional manual techniques. This added precision supports more consistent surgical results.
January 25, 2026
Advancements in Infertility Treatment: Regenerative Options for Difficult Cases
Infertility treatment is evolving beyond traditional approaches such as hormone therapy, surgery, and assisted reproductive techniques. For patients who do not respond well to standard treatments, new regenerative therapies are opening additional possibilities. These emerging methods focus on repairing and restoring reproductive tissues rather than only supporting conception through external intervention.
January 26, 2026
Advanced Joint Replacement: Better Implants, Less Trauma, Faster Recovery
Joint replacement surgery has improved significantly in recent years, offering patients safer procedures and better long-term results. Modern techniques now allow surgeons to replace damaged hips and knees using smaller incisions, which reduces muscle injury, blood loss, and post-operative pain compared with traditional surgery.
January 27, 2026
Robotic and Minimally Invasive Brain Surgery: Precision in the Skull
Robotic and minimally invasive brain surgery are advanced techniques that allow surgeons to operate on the brain with greater accuracy and less disruption to healthy tissue. Instead of large openings in the skull, doctors use small keyhole openings, image guidance, and robotic tools to reach deep or delicate areas of the brain. This approach is used for conditions such as brain tumours, skull-base lesions, and procedures like deep brain stimulation.
January 28, 2026
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery: Less Trauma, Better Recovery
Minimally invasive spine surgery is a modern approach to treating spine conditions such as slipped discs, spinal narrowing, and unstable vertebrae. Instead of large cuts and extensive muscle damage, surgeons operate through small openings using specialised instruments and imaging. This allows them to treat the spine accurately while preserving healthy tissues around it.
January 29, 2026
Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery: Precision with Faster Recovery
Robotic and minimally invasive cardiac surgery are modern approaches to heart surgery that avoid large chest incisions. Instead of opening the chest fully, surgeons operate through small keyhole cuts using advanced instruments and robotic assistance. This provides a clear, magnified view and precise control, allowing complex heart procedures to be performed more safely.
January 30, 2026
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