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 […]

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 […]