serena josephine murray

journalist. writes on public health. North Chennaiite for life! RTs not endorsements. Views def mine!

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

However, organ transplantation, except for kidneys, remains limited in volume, likely reflecting the interplay of multiple factors.

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

The contribution of government hospitals to the organ donor pool has increased gradually over the past four years in Tamil Nadu. In 2025, govt hospitals accounted for 58% of the deceased donors and their share has risen to 64% as of April 2026 @THChennai https://t.co/K8PzUJWLVd

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The 108 ambulance service has recorded a significant improvement in emergency response times across Tamil Nadu. In Chennai, the average response time declined from 7.45 minutes in 2023-2024 to 6.14 minutes in 2026-2027 (till April) @THChennai https://t.co/jri9IWDV6e

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Leader of the Opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin has written to Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, urging his immediate intervention to prevent 152 vacant super-specialty medical seats from being surrendered to the All-India Quota (AIQ).
https://t.co/e2TCqyPRzG

[Udhay @Udhaystalin]

தமிழ்நாடு அரசின் அலட்சியத்தால் நமது அரசு மருத்துவர்களுக்கு கிடைக்க வேண்டிய 152 உயர் சிறப்பு மருத்துவ படிப்பு இடங்கள் அகில இந்திய தொகுப்பிற்கு சரண்டர் செய்யப்படும் நிலை உருவாகியுள்ளது.

அரசு வழக்கறிஞர் முறையாக வாதங்களை எடுத்து வைக்காத காரணத்தால் நமது அரசு மருத்துவர்களுக்கான வாய்ப்புகள் கைநழுவி போவது மட்டுமல்ல, நமது மாநில சுகாதாரக் கட்டமைப்புக்கே இது பின்னடைவை ஏற்படுத்தும்.

அலட்சியம் காட்டாமல் உடனடி நடவடிக்கை எடுத்து இதனை தடுத்திட தமிழ்நாடு அரசு முயற்சி மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டும்.

#SuperSpeciality #MedicalCourses #StateRights

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

TN in-service super speciality seats: Doctors’ bodies demand surrender of 151 vacant seats to All India Quota. Both Federation of All India Medical Association and TN Residents Doctors Assn have urged the Medical Counselling Committee to enforce SC order. https://t.co/PP7EJsLHig

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

🧵On the outside, losing super speciality seats reserved for in-service drs of Tamil Nadu to All India Quota may draw different debates of marks scored and choices made. But there is a deeper crisis [1/5] https://t.co/qwDqv1mNDZ

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

Following this, the dean wrote to health officials flagging concerns on the safety of the drug. The Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation has recalled the batch and has sent for testing.

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

Safety concerns raised over Dexamethasone injection batch at
Tiruchi Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Govt Hospital. 3 patients, including a nursing student who died during septoplasty, developed adverse cardiovascular complications after administration @THChennai https://t.co/fIVimQfdji

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

Retrospective review identified another similar event in a 20-year-old woman, Seetha, who underwent elective septoplasty on May 22 and subsequently developed ventricular arrhythmias with refractory cardiogenic shock following administration of the same drug

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

"In-service reservation has been a robust and pioneering method, unique to TN. As a result, many super speciality departments such as neurology, nephrology, cardiology and urology have crossed five decades of existence." [5/5]

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

🧵On the outside, losing super speciality seats reserved for in-service drs of Tamil Nadu to All India Quota may draw different debates of marks scored and choices made. But there is a deeper crisis [1/5] https://t.co/qwDqv1mNDZ

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

"There will be a systemic collapse of SS depts. By failing to make govt service viable, lucrative, & respectful for superspecialists, the State has actively pushed candidates away, forfeited its own seats to the AIQ & compromised the future of affordable healthcare" [4/5]

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Tamil Nadu continued its steady progress in maternal and child healthcare as reflected in the latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-2024.

https://t.co/oyJbNWaW9C

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

The survey noted that 46.9% of births were delivered by caesarean section. While 60.3% births were through caesarean deliveries in private health facilities, it was 39.6% in public health facilities.

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

Tamil Nadu continued its steady progress in maternal & child health as reflected in the latest National Family Health Survey - 6 (2023-2024). It recorded 99.7% institutional births & 90% of children aged 12 to 23 months fully vaccinated
@THChennai https://t.co/poIcHkqrJO

[serena josephine murray @serenasundar]

20.7% of children under 5 are stunted (25.0% in NFHS-5) and 17.4% are wasted (14.6% in NFHS-5). Children under 5 years who are severely wasted stood at 4.9% as against 5.5% in NFHS-5. Both stunting and wasting are key indicators for assessing the nutritional status of children.