Fever, common flu cases rising in TN; docs stress on early diagnosis
Several patients are presenting with symptoms of high grade fever during the evening hours and joint pain.
Awarded for employing PwDs, cola major wants to retrench them
23 Jan 2023 1:30 AMThe disability rights group Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers also complained to the Directorate...
When help stops at hello
17 Jan 2023 1:10 AMPeople with thoughts of self-harm are encouraged to contact 14416 and 104 helpline numbers but calls either don’t get connected or are cut off within...
Holistic healing, the Siddha way
9 Jan 2023 4:24 AMOn National Siddha Day, DT Next explores the contribution of Siddha medicine to TN’s health sector, the challenges it faces in being considered a...
Perenially out of stock
4 Jan 2023 1:25 AMAttenders and caregivers of patients who are admitted at government hospitals in the city are forced to buy medicines and other essential medical...
Herd immunity keeping India safe from BF.7 sub-variant
3 Jan 2023 4:02 PMBF.7 sub-variant is highly transmissible with a shorter incubation period which increases its capacity to re-infect individuals, including ones that...
Suicide cases labelled as gambling addiction, allege kin of victims
28 Dec 2022 1:30 AM36-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...
XBB variant remains dominant in TN, no cases of BF.7
25 Dec 2022 8:52 AMThe state health department officials say that sub-lineage of various variants of Omicron have been reported since the third wave but BF.7 has not...