Draft of state-wide policy for MaNaM scheme submitted
The scheme is aimed at providing mental health support to students, prevent suicides in medical colleges and training students to identify individuals...
6.7 lakh women yet to receive maternity aid
Of 19.10 lakh women who applied for the integrated scheme, 6.7 lakh are yet to receive the benefits, reveal data from 2018-19.
Saving lives by working to death
While long working hours are a ubiquitous phenomenon in India, doctors dying of suicide as a consequence presents a serious problem. Though there are...
Advisory that almost killed a painkiller
The Government issued a drug safety alert recently about the use of Meftal, a common painkiller, that its constituent mefenamic acid triggers severe...
Morbidity leads to mortality
COVID-related deaths reported in the State for the past 10-15 days are patients who are senior citizens and also those with pre-existing diseases,...
State honours spark cadaver organ donations, highest in 7 years
A game-changer was Chief Minister MK Stalin’s announcement on September 23 that State honours would be given to the funeral if the kin agreed to join...
JN.1: Not a variant of concern
Public health experts say that the virulence was not strong enough to be a cause of concern, and that vaccine efficacy was sufficient to keep them...
Another COVID death takes 2023 toll to 35
Tamil Nadu recorded 28 COVID cases on Sunday, taking the total number of cases in the State to 36,11,193.