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In a clear violation of the Biomedical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2016, formulated a year ago, none of the 22 government medical college hospitals in the state owns an effluent treatment plant (ETP) to treat the liquid medical waste.

Tamil Nadu: Biomedical waste needs immediate treatment

State hospitals yet to adhere to MCI guidelines on setting up effluent treatment plants to treat liquid medical waste.

28 April 2017 7:25 AM IST

Cancer tissues from patients are needed for research, These are obtained by the doctors at the hospital. But they are not giving the tissues, which has led to acrimony between the doctors and the researchers.

Chennai: Man lodges complaint against doctor alleging surgical error

Post-op consultations not done, says doctor.

22 Feb 2017 1:38 AM IST

41 per cent of all suicides in 2014 were by youngsters between 14 and 30 years of age. (Representational image)

Awareness key to control suicides: Doctors

According to psychiatrists, more than 10 per cent of schizophrenics commit suicide.

24 May 2016 6:25 AM IST