Holistic healing, the Siddha way
On National Siddha Day, DT Next explores the contribution of Siddha medicine to TN’s health sector, the challenges it faces in being considered a...
Reporter's diary: TANSACS, HIV doesn’t care about marital status
However, Tansacs’s recent campaign on HIV AIDS shared on its social media handle was a total disappointment, and wrong scientifically.
Reinfection possible but no risk of outbreak: Experts
Thanks to the wide exposure to BA 5 variant of Omicron in India, and Tamil Nadu in particular, the natural immunity is expected to prevent any major...
When it flows, choose wisely
Cotton pads may contain pesticides that are used to grow the cotton plant, which can get absorbed into the skin upon use.
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...
