Suicide cases labelled as gambling addiction, allege kin of victims
36-year-old Saranya learnt that her husband, Shankar S, had killed himself when she was at work, a job she took up to help repay loans and make ends...
Vaping trend raises concerns over health of teens
With an argument of ‘it’s not smoking, it’s vaping’, vapes and e-cigarettes are being defended but as per the Drugs Regulations, vapes contain...
Make no ‘bones’ about it
Doctors say that child’s bones expand to become stronger during childhood and adolescence intensifying bone density rapidly during this time.
2,511 H1N1 cases, 25 deaths reported in Tamil Nadu till Oct 2022
This year, the spike has been the highest in the four years. In 2018, the number of cases were slightly high with 2,812 cases of AH1N1 and 43 related...
RGGGH emergency ward running out of beds; patients suffer
As work load of the doctors and healthcare officials is increased with patients being referred from other districts and States too, patients struggle...
Govt hospitals: Ails and cures
With medical negligence touted as one of the reasons for footballer R Priya’s death, medicos and healthcare experts tell SHWETA TRIPATHI about issues...
Chill, it’s just a pill!
The perception that contraceptive pills are used only for abortions and to prevent pregnancies makes it difficult for women to access them for other...
Don’t they know there are no coincidences in politics
Chief Minister MK Stalin visited the family and assured them of support. Health Minister Ma Subramanian promised that action will be taken against...
