Chennai, Sept 13 (BPNS) With Flu on the rise among children in various districts of Tamil Nadu, the admission rates in hospitals have increased and a large number of students are absent from schools. Doctors said that there is a 25 percent spike in the number of flu-related fever, cold, and cough in the past […]

Thiruvananthapuram, September 6 (BPNS) The state has finally constituted an expert committee to enquire and submit a report on the cause of deaths due to dog bites. The seven-member expert committee chaired by Dr Thomas Mathew, director of medical education (DME) has been asked to submit the report at the earliest. The committee has also […]

Thiruvananthapuram, September 5 (BPNS) Following one more death among those who completed their vaccine schedule against rabies, the Kerala government has decided to examine whether rabies virus had undergone mutation. According to health minister Veena George, for the same, samples will be sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune for whole-genome sequencing. The state on […]

Chennai, Aug 22 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department is planning a major awareness blitz for the need to take precautionary vaccines against Covid -19 after the first and second doses. Sources in the Tamil Nadu Public health department told IANS that the awareness will be conducted by roping in leading movie and TV stars […]

Chennai, Aug 21 (PTI)  Tamil Nadu on Sunday logged 603 new COVID-19 infections, including two returnees from Telangana and Assam, pushing the overall tally to 35,63,322, said the Health Department. NVG There were no fresh COVID-related deaths and the toll remained unchanged at 38,033, said a bulletin here. NVG As many as 743 people recuperated […]

Bhubaneswar, Aug 15 (PTI)  Odisha’s COVID-19 tally rose to 13,23,052 on Monday as 381 more people, including 84 children, tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 9,156 as a 55-year-old woman died in Rayagada. Fifty-three other patients have died due to comorbidities so far, the health department […]

Chennai, Aug 13 (BPNS) The functioning of many government hospitals of Tamil Nadu is affected by an acute shortage of medicines. The government medical college hospitals are now functioning by making local purchases using Chief Minister’s Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CMCHIS). Sources in the Tamil Nadu health department told BPNS that the Tamil Nadu Medical […]

Chennai, Aug 8 (BPNS) In 50,000 Covid -19  vaccination camps held across Tamil Nadu, 16.86 lakh people were inoculated. This is the 33rd mega vaccine camp held in Tamil Nadu commencing from September 12, 2021. The state health department in a statement on Monday said that 95.94% of the population aged above 18 years have received […]

Chennai, Aug 7 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu health department will provide family health cards to everyone in the state that includes the names of members, age, occupation, health profile, and treatment is undertaken. The state health minister Ma Subramanian in a statement on Sunday said that the scheme will be part of the ‘Makkalai Thedi […]

Thiruvananthapuram, August 5 (BPNS) The second monkeypox virus (MPV) case reported in the nation from Kerala on July 18 got recovered. Briefing the same, health minister Veena George said that the 31-year-old will get discharged on Saturday. He was undergoing treatment at the Kannur Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH). With this, of the five MPV […]