Journalist. Writes on public health. Health reporting comes with a responsibility, not sensationalism. Journalists should report, not cheerlead!

Chennai
It was the efforts of senior drs & organisations that media has got/is getting sensitized on how to report on suicides, paving the way for the bare minimum in the past few yrs. But ppl are now busy circulating videos of suicides & commenting on persons in distress just like that.
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Interior roads are crumbling in & around areas where i live & travel through regularly. Had to go around some streets in pattalam, pulianthope, choolai & otteri. Either lanes haven't be relaid after civic works or damaged rds have worsened. How is it in other parts of core city?
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Tamil Nadu is recording around 200 cases of dengue a day. Cases are being reported including in Chennai, its neighbouring districts, Coimbatore & Madurai. Public Health officials said the caseload remained steady and was not at outbreak proportions. thehindu.com/news/cities/che…
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🧵Service Doctors & Post Graduates Assn reacts to MLA's night-time visit to Eral GH & on 24 hr duty *There is no G.O issued by TN Health dept on 24-hr duty *Role of a dr on 24 hrs duty - he/she should treat emergency cases *once a patient is recieved in casualty, staff nurse...
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male/female nursing asst alerts duty dr who will come & treat the patient *What is assumed as mistake of dr in GH-Eral? He was staying in his duty room & woke up after phone call of duty staff nurse. He has done nothing wrong. *What is in news? He had locked room from inside.
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*Is it a mistake? Closing the duty room & bolting is correct as there have been attempts of theft and on life in the past on dr in GHs, in same Tuticorin district. *SDPGA demands : Do away with "inhuman, slow killing 24-hrs duty" for GH drs and bring shift system immediately.
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A total of 33 super speciality medical seats remained vacant at the end of a stray round of counselling conducted by the Tamil Nadu Selection Committee for in-service candidates. This likely includes 10 each in MCh Cardio Vascular and Thoracic Surgery & MCh Paediatric Surgery.
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There are concerns among govt doctors as super speciality seats go vacant every year. share.google/kL96toozErpwUBf…
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serena josephine murray retweeted
Urgent Blood Requirement Name: Madhan (Father) Patient Name: Saran (3 years old) Contact: 📞 9600468565 (Father) 📞 7904467846 (Uncle) Blood Group Required: A Positive (A+) A+ blood is urgently required for the child. As advised by the doctors, the blood will be processed to separate the white blood cells before being given to the patient. Hospital: Chennai Egmore Children’s Hospital Medical Issue: Bone marrow-related condition
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serena josephine murray retweeted
Why is it always me? Whatever I do seems to become a controversy. From day one until today, even the simplest things become an issue. If I eat a burger, it’s an issue. If I cut my hair, it’s an issue. Every personal choice I make seems to be questioned and judged. Sometimes I wonder is it because I am a woman, or because I belong to a particular community? When it comes to me, I have no idea where the feminists and those who claim to stand up for women disappear. Women in politics are not characterless or any less deserving of respect. Being a woman in public life does not give anyone the right to judge her based on her appearance, lifestyle, or personal choices. Every woman has her own dignity, self-respect, and right to live her life on her own terms. Beyond the position of Mayor, please remember to respect the woman.
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Govt hospitals were told to make local purchases for surfactant, while supply is also being readied. National Health Mission issued order to release Special Newborn Care Units operational cost of Rs. 2,29,95,000 for July to Sept
Government hospitals across Tamil Nadu are facing a shortage of surfactant medicines, a life-saving medicine for pre-term babies. The shortage has been persisting for the past few months. Several Special Newborn Care Units have flagged it to Health Dept thehindu.com/news/cities/che…
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Over the past five years, at least three meetings involving all stakeholders were convened to address the occupational safety and health concerns faced by workers in the unorganised sector. However, despite these consultations and a plan for a dedicated policy or guidelines, a comprehensive framework to ensure their health and safety is still pending in Tamil Nadu, with health officials noting that a number of recommendations remained on paper. ✍️ @serenasundar thehindu.com/news/national/t…
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Government hospitals across Tamil Nadu are facing a shortage of surfactant medicines, a life-saving medicine for pre-term babies. The shortage has been persisting for the past few months. Several Special Newborn Care Units have flagged it to Health Dept thehindu.com/news/cities/che…
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Official sources confirmed that govt hospitals, among them medical college hospitals in Theni, Dharmapuri, Tiruppur, Cuddalore, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore and Karur districts and in Chennai, reported surfactant vial shortage, while some hospitals said they had uninterrupted supply.
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An fficial said the TNMSC has issued purchase orders and it will be supplied within two days. Officials said Cuddalore faced shortage and arrangements were made to send supplies from Coimbatore. The situation was being closely monitored.
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Yesterday, the Health dept put out an order for establishing six new govt nursing colleges in Tamil Nadu. An announcement to establish 6 new government nursing colleges in the State was made in February 2026 by the then Health Minister Ma. Subramanian.
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Genuine question : Regardless of whether the Omandurar hospital is being optimally utilised or not, haven’t we come way too far to turn it back into Secretariat? Wouldn't previous administrators have weighed this option? former HM Ma. Subramanian ruled out re-conversion in 2023.
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Blood Donation required. Pls RT & Support @BloodDonorsIn
My friend’s husband is having a heart surgery at SIMS Vadapalani hospital. We require blood donors for O negative blood at 8 am tomorrow morning at SIMS hospital.Donor has to be there at 8am on 15 th September. Please let me know if you could help and please amplify
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