Chennai, May 27 (IANS) District Collectors in Tamil Nadu have commenced enforcing Covid -19 protocol in the respective districts after a slight increase in Covid -19 cases in the state. The state health secretary, J. Radhakrishnan has in a letter to the district collectors on May 26 said that the steady increase in the Covid […]

Chennai, May 27 (BPNS) District Collectors in Tamil Nadu have commenced enforcing Covid -19 protocol in the respective districts after a slight increase in Covid -19 cases in the state. The state health secretary, J. Radhakrishnan has in a letter to the district collectors on May 26 said that the steady increase in the Covid […]

Chennai, May 25 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department has put the Anna University campus on high alert after six students tested Covid -19 positive. 40 samples were tested of which 6 turned positive on Tuesday. The health department has conducted tests on other samples and is waiting for the results. Contact tracing, testing of […]

Chennai, May 24 (BPNS) After monkeypox disease has been reported in non-endemic countries like Germany, the USA, the UK, France, and Australia, the Tamil Nadu Government has put all the district collectors and the district medical officers on a high alert. Tamil Nadu health secretary J. Radhakrishnan has sent a circular to all the district […]

Chennai, May 14 (BPNS) Voluntary Health Services (VHS), Taramani will offer cardiac services in association with the Madras Medical Mission hospital. The facility will be operational from Monday, May 16, 2022. M.M. Philip, Hon Secretary  of Madras Medical Mission Hospital said that the project has been discussed for the past several years.  Philip also said […]

Chennai, May 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu minister for health and family welfare Ma Subramanian has said that the state health department will be focusing on Ranipet, Tirupattur, Kanniyakumari, Theni, and Dharmapuri districts to increase the vaccine coverage. In a statement on Tuesday, the state health minister said that this was following reports that nine districts […]

Chennai, May 9 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu minister for health and family welfare, Ma Subramanian has said that the state Department for Public health is planning to achieve the target of a hundred percent first dose Covid -19 vaccines in the state. The minister in a statement on Monday said that 93.44 % of people above […]

Chennai, May 5 (NBPS) The pharmaceutical company Pfizer has set up its biggest Asian hub at IIT Madras research park at an investment of US dollar 20 million which is around Rs 150 crore. The pharma major in a statement said that this was a 61000 sq ft research and technology centre. The facility which […]

Chennai, May 5 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state medical council will launch an app for doctors that will standardize the prescriptions and other documents like leave certificates and death certificates. The app will be launched by mid-June according to Dr. K. Senthil, president of Tamil Nadu Medical council. The medical council in a statement said […]

Chennai, May 3 (BPNS) The Director of Medical Education, Tamil Nadu, Dr. Narayana Babu has said that the Madurai Medical College has violated two instructions in the medical oath row of fresh MBBS students at the college. Speaking to reporters after conducting an enquiry into the oath row at the Madurai Medical College, Dr Narayana […]