HEALTH

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 […]

Thiruvananthapuram, May 1 (BPNS) A 16-year-old girl, Devananda of Karivellur in Kannur district of Kerala died after eating a Chicken Shawarma from a hotel in Peelikode, Neeleswaram, Kassargode  .31 others who have consumed food from the same restaurant on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are admitted to various hospitals in the district. The girl had eaten […]

Chennai, April 30 (BPNS) The Indian Institute of Technology, Madras which has turned into a cluster after several students were tested positive for Covid -19 reported 13 more fresh cases on Saturday. The Tamil Nadu health department directed the IIT-M to continue with the vigil regarding Covid -19 cases. Doctors who are treating the IIT- […]

Chennai, April 29 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu state government has ordered a fire and safety audit in all state government hospitals after a fire broke out at the Rajiv Gandhi Government  General Hospital (RGGGH), Chennai on Wednesday. Tamil Nadu health secretary, Dr. J. Radhakrishnan said that the government has directed the district collectors to conduct […]

Chennai, April 29 (BPNS) Students of a private college in Coimbatore who were kept isolated following symptoms of Covid -19 were found negative in the RT-PCR test report. The Coimbatore health authorities had taken the samples of 83 people including 60 students, faculty members, cooks, and other staff of the private college after they had […]

Chennai, April 24 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu health department will conduct a mega vaccination drive against Covid -19 on May 8. The vaccination will be held at 1 lakh centres across the state. The state health minister, Ma Subramanian while speaking to BPNS said, “ With a slight hike in Covid -19 cases and debate going […]

Chennai, April 23 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will be taking stringent measures to tackle the increasing Covid -19 cases in the state. As a first step the health department has issued a circular making masks mandatory and those who are found not wearing masks would be charged with a fine of Rs 500. […]