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The woman's condition remains critical as she has sustained severe internal injuries Thiruvananthapuram: A woman was critically injured after a drunk passenger pushed her out of a moving train near Varkala here on Sunday, police said. The accused, Suresh Kumar from Vellarada in Thiruvananthapuram, has been taken into custody. According to railway police, the incident occurred shortly after the Kerala Express departed from Varkala railway station around 8.30 pm. The woman and her friend boar ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: A fresh case of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) was confirmed in Kerala on Saturday, with a 17-year-old boy in Thiruvananthapuram testing positive. Following this, the health department has shut down the swimming pool at Akkulam Tourist Village and collected water samples for testing. The teenager, who was diagnosed with the disease earlier this week, had reportedly gone swimming with friends at the pool, prompting officials to investigate the water quality. On Frid ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 6 (UNI) Launching a scathing attack against the Kerala Chief Minister over his visit to the US, AICC Working Committee member and senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala alleged that the people of Kerala are unaware of the details of the Chief Minister's trip and his health condition. "The Chief Minister has gone to the US for medical treatment without informing anyone. He had earlier sought treatment in the US as well. We are not against him receiving treatment in Am ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 5 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, along with his wife, flew to the United States today for specialized medical treatment. The Chief Minister, whose trip is scheduled for ten days, departed from Thiruvananthapuram Airport in the early hours via Dubai. He is visiting the renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, for follow-up consultation and further treatment, having previously sought care at the same facility. During his foreign visits, the Chief Min ...Read More >
KOTTAYAM: At a time when the LDF has been pulling out all the stops to win a third straight term in the state, back-to-back setbacks for the health department have placed the government in a spot. The department was on the defensive following Dr Haris Chirackal's recent revelations about inadequate facilities at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital (MCH). Then came Thursday's tragic incident at Kottayam MCH, where a building collapse resulted in the death of a 52-year-old woman. Opposit ...Read More >
Kannur (Kerala), Jul 1 (PTI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday warned that taking isolated issues out of context could unfairly tarnish the state's hard-earned reputation for having one of India's best public health systems. His comments followed recent remarks by Dr Haris Chirakkal, a senior government surgeon at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, who flagged shortages of surgical equipment and delays in critical procedures. The doctor's revelations had sparked debate ...Read More >
Kannur: In a bid at damage control, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday clung to his government's favourite tagline -- Kerala as No. 1 in healthcare -- while all but brushing aside the serious allegation raised by Dr Harris Chirakkal, Head of Urology at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital, about a crippling shortage of surgical equipment. Addressing a regional review meeting in Kannur, the Chief Minister vouched for Dr Harris's integrity, only to suggest that the senior surgeon m ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) On a day meant to honour the medical fraternity, Kerala witnessed political protests instead, as opposition parties trained their guns on State Health Minister Veena George over alleged failures in the public health sector. Marking World Doctors' Day on Tuesday, the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and the BJP staged protests across the state, triggered by startling revelations made by whistleblower Dr Haris Chirackal, a popular urologist an ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The health condition of veteran CPM leader and former Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan remains unchanged, according to a medical bulletin issued by Sree Uthradom Thirunal (SUT) Hospital in Pattom on Tuesday. Based on a government directive, a team of seven specialist doctors from Thiruvananthapuram Medical College visited the hospital to review his condition and assess the treatment he has been receiving so far. The plan is to continue ventilator support, CRRT, and a ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 30 (PTI) Opposition Congress-led UDF on Monday set up a five-member commission to study the issues being faced by the state health sector, two days after a senior doctor made shocking revelations about the shortcomings at the Government Medical College here. The Commission, led by Congress leader and public health expert Dr S S Lal, would study the "complex and serious problems" that have arisen in the state's health sector and suggest solutions with a long-term perspect ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government has set up a four-member expert committee to investigate serious allegations raised by Dr Haris C H, Head of the Urology Department, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. The move follows a grievance he shared on social media, which quickly gained traction across news outlets and prompted the Health Department to initiate a preliminary inquiry. Based on the initial findings, the government authorised the formation of an official fact-finding co ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Health minister Veena George on Sunday sought to downplay the row over a senior govt doctor's disclosure about issues at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. She said the doctor, Dr Haris Chirakkal, head of the urology department, pointed out systemic lapses that led to a crisis at the hospital, and they would be thoroughly examined. The govt has appointed a four-member committee headed by Dr Padmakumar, principal, Alappuzha Medical College, to probe the allegations l ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 29 (PTI) A senior government doctor's disclosure regarding a shortage of surgical equipment and delays in surgeries at the state-run Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital has triggered a controversy in Kerala, prompting the Health Department to order an inquiry. Haris Chirakkal, head of the Urology Department, had highlighted the issue in a strongly worded Facebook post, which he later deleted. However, speaking to reporters on Sunday, he maintained that his conce ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 29 (PTI) A senior government doctor's disclosure regarding shortage of surgical equipment and delays in surgeries at the state-run Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital has triggered a controversy in Kerala, prompting the Health department to order an inquiry. Haris Chirakkal, head of the Urology department, had highlighted the issue in a strongly worded Facebook post, which he later deleted. However, speaking to reporters on Sunday, he maintained that his concern ...Read More >
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