Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) on Wednesday announced the launch of department of regenerative medicine, which will offer services based on stem cell therapy. <\/p>\n
Some of the services that will be offered in the department include diabetic foot, scleroderma that involves hardening of skin etc. <\/p>\n
The regenerative medicine department will focus on development of diagnostic and therapeutic concepts and their implementation in various disease conditions, said head of regenerative department, Kanakabhushanam. <\/p>\n
The doctors said all the therapies offered at the new centre are approved by institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy (ICSCRT) and registered with Clinical Trials Registry-India (CTRI). <\/p>\n
Already, since September, 2014, the regenerative medicine centre has been treating close to six patients who have diabetic foot. In future, the department will take up research in delayed non-union of fractures and even diabetic neuropathy, a common condition among diabetics wherein nerves get damaged. <\/p>\n
MD and CEO, KIMS Hospital, B. Bhaskar Rao, former NIMS Director Kakarla Subba Rao and other top doctors from the hospital were present. <\/p>\n
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