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Nursing students of Government Stanley Medical College and hospital take out a rally to create awareness on epilepsy to mark International Epilepsy Day. DC

Epilepsy: Government hospitals lack surgical treatment

Of all the people with epilepsy, nearly 50 per cent have their onset during childhood.

12 Feb 2019 6:23 AM IST

Dr K. Vasanthamani, dean, Kilpauk Medical College, taking a picture of a baby with mom. (Photo: DC)

Chennai: RFID tags to check baby lifting

KMCH to launch hi-tech security system soon.

6 Feb 2019 6:49 AM IST

TANHA hospitals didnt admit Aarogyasri patients on Saturday triggering a major furore in the state. (Representational Images)

Chennai: First hand transplant beneficiary discharged

CM gave away appointment order to Narayanaswamy after he was appointed as the ward supervisor of a government hospital...

5 Feb 2019 1:08 AM IST

The symptoms of swine flu are fever, cough, fatigue, diarrhoea and vomiting along with flu. (Representational photo)

Swine flu claims a life in January, cases rise to 77

The number of cases increased between August-October last year.

3 Feb 2019 6:13 AM IST

FSSAI has finalised a list of food additives and standards with respect to alcoholic beverages.

Chennai: Taking a break from alcohol can improve overall health, finds...

Cutting alcohol consumption also helped the drinkers to understand the reasons why they resorted to drinking.

29 Jan 2019 7:28 AM IST

Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu at the inauguration of Apollo Proton Cancer Center on Friday. (Image DC)

M Venkaiah Naidu worried about poor infrastructure, low doctor-patient...

As mentioned earlier, all stakeholders in the healthcare sector must address this issue on a war footing

26 Jan 2019 2:09 AM IST

Dr Prathap Reddy, Chairman of Apollo Hospitals disclosed on Friday.

Chennai: Will react after details shape up, says Apollo chairman

However, he denied responding when questioned about Arumugasamy Commission rejecting their plea to form a medical board...

25 Jan 2019 6:18 AM IST

Bullying, depression, substance abuse, and suicide are major challenges facing todays youth, said Dr Dinesan.

Prolonged social media use causes depression: Study

The study's findings highlight the potential pitfalls of lengthy social media use on young people's mental health.

6 Jan 2019 2:18 AM IST

Governor Banwarilal Purohit appoints Dr Sudha Seshayyan as VC of the Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University on Saturday at Raj Bhavan. R. Rajagopal, additional chief secretary to Governor, also present. (Photo: DC)

Sudha Seshayyan is VC of Tamil Nadu MGR medical varsity

She has been appointed for a period of three years beginning from the date of her assumption of office.

30 Dec 2018 1:49 AM IST

Dean of Kilpauk Medical College Dr P. Vasanthamani addresses the media after a woman from Mangadu claimed to have been transfused with HIV infected blood at KMC. (DC)

Woman accuses Kilpauk Medical College of transfusing HIV infected...

The blood test reports said that she was anaemic, while she tested negative for HIV.

29 Dec 2018 1:40 AM IST

Kilpauk Medical College to provide breast cancer screening facility using state of the art digital x-ray mammogram offering contrast mammography and stereo biopsy. All the facilities will be offered at breast clinic in KMC from January 2019. (Photo: DC)

First-of-its kind breast clinic to be launched at KMC

The installed machinery will be open for public from January 2019 at a breastclinic in Kilpauk Medical College.

28 Dec 2018 2:22 AM IST

A rare strain of hypervirulent bacteria that can cause blindness, meningitis and other severe infections (Representational image)

Study by CMC doctors identifies rare bacteria

The study also determined the association of mortality rate with hypermucoviscous strains are determined.

16 Dec 2018 2:39 AM IST