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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Health
- Yahoo
Doctor uses robot to remotely perform surgery on patient thousands of miles away
A doctor in Florida has used a robot to remotely perform surgery on a cancer patient thousands of miles away in Africa. Vipul Patel, the medical director of the Global Robotic Institute at Orlando's Advent Health, recently performed a prostatectomy, which removes part or all of the prostate, on Fernando da Silva of Angola, ABC News reported in an exclusive story from medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton on Tuesday. Da Silva, 67, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March, and in June, Patel cut out the cancer using transcontinental robotic telesurgery. The surgery was a success, according to ABC News. Prostate cancer is very prevalent in Africa, Patel told the network, adding, 'In the past, they really haven't monitored it well or they haven't had treatments.' The doctor said this surgery was a long time coming. 'We've been working on this really for two years,' Patel said. "We traveled the globe, looking at the right technologies." Da Silva was the first patient in a human clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration to test this technology. Surgeons have used a multimillion-dollar robot to operate on patients using 'enhanced visuals and nimble controls' before, ABC News reported, but they are often near their patients when operating the machine. Patel used fiber optic cables to test the technology at a long distance from his patient. 'There was no perceptible delay in my brain,' the doctor said. His surgical team was in the operating room with Da Silva just in case they had to jump in. "We made sure we had plan A, B, C, and D. I always have my team where the patient is," the doctor said. In case something went awry with the telecommunications, "the team would just take over and finish the case and do it safely,' he said. Reflecting on the surgery, Patel called it 'a small step for a surgeon, but it was huge leap for health care.' He said the 'humanitarian implications are enormous.' "Internationally, obviously, there's so many underserved areas of the world,' the doctor said, adding that rural communities in the U.S. could also benefit from the technology. He continued: "Emergency room physicians will have technology that can be remotely accessible to surgeons, maybe even in the ambulance, where people can get remote interventions if they can't make it to the hospital.' Patel said he will submit the data he collected from the surgery to the FDA with the hopes that he can do more telesurgeries in the future.
The Independent
3 days ago
- Health
- The Independent
Doctor uses robot to remotely perform surgery on patient thousands of miles away
A doctor in Florida has used a robot to remotely perform surgery on a cancer patient thousands of miles away in Africa. Vipul Patel, the medical director of the Global Robotic Institute at Orlando's Advent Health, recently performed a prostatectomy, which removes part or all of the prostate, on Fernando da Silva of Angola, ABC News reported in an exclusive story from medical correspondent Dr. Darien Sutton on Tuesday. Da Silva, 67, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in March, and in June, Patel cut out the cancer using transcontinental robotic telesurgery. The surgery was a success, according to ABC News. Prostate cancer is very prevalent in Africa, Patel told the network, adding, 'In the past, they really haven't monitored it well or they haven't had treatments.' The doctor said this surgery was a long time coming. 'We've been working on this really for two years,' Patel said. "We traveled the globe, looking at the right technologies." Da Silva was the first patient in a human clinical trial approved by the Food and Drug Administration to test this technology. Surgeons have used a multimillion-dollar robot to operate on patients using 'enhanced visuals and nimble controls' before, ABC News reported, but they are often near their patients when operating the machine. Patel used fiber optic cables to test the technology at a long distance from his patient. 'There was no perceptible delay in my brain,' the doctor said. His surgical team was in the operating room with Da Silva just in case they had to jump in. "We made sure we had plan A, B, C, and D. I always have my team where the patient is," the doctor said. In case something went awry with the telecommunications, "the team would just take over and finish the case and do it safely,' he said. Reflecting on the surgery, Patel called it 'a small step for a surgeon, but it was huge leap for health care.' He said the 'humanitarian implications are enormous.' "Internationally, obviously, there's so many underserved areas of the world,' the doctor said, adding that rural communities in the U.S. could also benefit from the technology. He continued: "Emergency room physicians will have technology that can be remotely accessible to surgeons, maybe even in the ambulance, where people can get remote interventions if they can't make it to the hospital.' Patel said he will submit the data he collected from the surgery to the FDA with the hopes that he can do more telesurgeries in the future.
Time of India
28-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Amul Dairy to set up Rs 100cr processing plant in Assam
Vadodara: The Kaira District Milk Producers Union Limited, popularly known as Amul Dairy, is set to establish a dairy processing plant in Assam with an investment ranging between Rs 75 crore and Rs 100 crore. The move is aimed at boosting dairy production in the region and expanding Amul's footprint in the eastern belt of the country. The Assam govt has allotted a 20-bigha parcel of land on lease to Amul Dairy at the Institute of Farm Management Campus in Rani, near Guwahati. The decision to lease the land was approved earlier this month by the state cabinet as part of a broader initiative to enhance the dairy sector under the Advantage Assam 2.0 programme. Amul Dairy chairman Vipul Patel confirmed the development, stating that the Assam plant is part of the cooperative's ongoing expansion across India. "Our new projects, including the Chittoor Dairy in Andhra Pradesh and the ice cream plant in Pune, are already operational. Paneer and sweets production has also begun at the Pune facility," he said. According to the agreement signed with the Assam govt, the new plant is expected to benefit around 20,000 dairy farmers in the state. Initially, the plant will have a milk processing capacity of one lakh litres per day, with plans for future expansion. "The plant in Assam will become operational within the next one and a half years," said Amul Dairy managing director Amit Vyas, told TOI. He added that the facility will play a significant role in strengthening Amul's operations in the northeastern region.
Time of India
26-05-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Amul Dairy to pay more for milk, charge less for cattle feed
Vadodara: Anand-based Amul Dairy will increase the milk procurement price it pays farmers by Rs 10 per kilogram of fat, effective from June 1. The dairy cooperative has also decided to reduce the price of cattle feed. Amul Dairy chairman Vipul Patel told mediapersons on Monday that it is the first time in the history of the milk union that cattle feed prices are being reduced while the milk procurement price is being increased. "We have decided to increase the milk procurement price from Rs 855 per kilo of fat to Rs 865. This will directly benefit more than 7 lakh milk producers, who are our members in Anand, Kheda and Mahisagar districts of central Gujarat," said Patel, adding that the new procurement price is the highest in Gujarat. Since Sep 1, 2023, the dairy was paying Rs 855 per kilo of fat. "Further, cattle feed prices have been reduced by 50 paisa per kilo," he said, adding that a 70-kg bag of cattle feed, which earlier cost Rs 1,540 will now cost Rs 1,505. The cost of a 50-kg bag has been reduced to Rs 1,050 from Rs 1,075. "For the 2024-25 financial year, we paid Rs 1,028 per kilo of fat as the final price, which again was the highest in the history of our union," he said.
