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    Shweta Tripathi
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    Shweta Tripathi is a Special Correspondent with The Federal.
      126 per cent increase in obesity among under-5 children
      Health

      Why you should worry about childhood obesity

      25 Oct 2025 8:57 PM IST
      How a doctor fought relentlessly for an FSSAI ban on fake ORS products
      Health

      How a doctor fought relentlessly for an FSSAI ban on fake ORS products

      19 Oct 2025 7:45 PM IST
      Second Opinion: Doctors warn of rising cyberchondria as AI self-diagnosis spreads
      Health

      Second Opinion: Doctors warn of rising cyberchondria as AI self-diagnosis spreads

      19 Oct 2025 2:43 PM IST
      Migrant workers travelling home for Diwali
      Tamil Nadu

      Southern Railway trains swamped as migrant workers head home for Diwali

      18 Oct 2025 6:38 PM IST
      CIIs TN MedClave
      Health

      India leads digital healthcare revolution with AI and data-driven hospitals

      17 Oct 2025 7:08 PM IST
      Dr Kafeel Khan on cough syrup tragedy
      India

      Lapses in India’s drug regulatory structure, what needs to change: Dr Kafeel Khan

      11 Oct 2025 9:16 AM IST
      Coldrif cough syrup
      Tamil Nadu

      Cough syrup deaths: CAG report already flagged regulatory lapses in TN last year

      10 Oct 2025 5:37 PM IST
      Manual scavenging
      Tamil Nadu

      Despite HC order, manual scavenging continues unabated in TN; 43 die in 4 yrs

      8 Oct 2025 12:36 PM IST
      PCOS on the rise: Unravelling the challenges women of all age groups are facing
      Health

      PCOS on the rise: Unravelling the challenges women of all age groups are facing

      8 Oct 2025 9:39 AM IST
      sexually transmitted dengue, dengue, tiger mosquito, Carlos III Health Institute National Center for Microbiology, General Directorate of Public Health of the Community of Madrid, health
      Tamil Nadu

      Dengue: TN records 15,796 cases this year, highest in India

      7 Oct 2025 9:00 PM IST
      Trumps Gaza plan is welcome as it signals end to Israeli assault
      World

      'Trump's Gaza plan is welcome as it signals end to Israeli assault'

      6 Oct 2025 8:20 PM IST
      TVK Vijay Karur stampede
      Tamil Nadu

      Karur stampede: ‘We were assaulted, accused of sabotage’, say ambulance drivers

      3 Oct 2025 6:00 PM IST
      NEP, anti-Hindi agitation, Tamil Nadu
      The Federal Focus

      TN kicks off RTE admissions for 2025-26 after Centre releases Rs 700 Cr funds

      2 Oct 2025 6:21 PM IST
      Ennore SEZ arch collapse kills 9 migrant workers; sparks safety probe
      Tamil Nadu

      Ennore SEZ arch collapse kills 9 migrant workers; sparks safety probe

      2 Oct 2025 1:02 PM IST
      Care for your heart while enjoying Garba: Risks and precautions
      Health

      Care for your heart while enjoying Garba: Risks and precautions

      29 Sept 2025 1:52 PM IST
      Whats so special about China-Pakistan relationship?
      World

      What's so special about China-Pakistan relationship?

      19 Sept 2025 3:58 PM IST
      Organs of a 33-year-old man, who died in a road accident in Kerala on September 10, have saved six lives.
      Tamil Nadu

      Tamil Nadu revamps organ transplant framework amid kidney sale allegations

      18 Sept 2025 4:09 PM IST
      Doctors, healthcare
      Health

      Why GST cut is a boost for Indian healthcare: Experts' take

      4 Sept 2025 7:46 PM IST
      Modi at China, Tianjin for SCo summit
      India

      India at SCO 2025: 'Modi’s big test in Tianjin'

      31 Aug 2025 2:36 PM IST
      Number of Delhi Laadli Yojana beneficiaries drop by almost 60 per cent in last 15 years: RTI
      Tamil Nadu

      TN launches Vetri Palligal scheme to help govt school students prepare for JEE, NEET

      26 Aug 2025 5:10 PM IST
      SIT claims only 25 pc probe completed
      Karnataka

      Dharmasthala 'mass burials': Investigation far from over, says SIT

      25 Aug 2025 8:54 PM IST
      Vijay’s TVK conference: Chaos, security lapses mar Madurai event
      Tamil Nadu

      Vijay’s TVK conference: Chaos, security lapses mar Madurai event

      21 Aug 2025 6:46 PM IST
      TVK’s Madurai show of strength
      Tamil Nadu

      Vijay’s mega Madurai rally: Will TVK emerge a game-changer in 2026?

      20 Aug 2025 7:06 PM IST
      Tamil Nadu doctor shortage
      Tamil Nadu

      TN faces severe doctor and staff shortage across healthcare facilities

      18 Aug 2025 12:36 PM IST
      Sanitation workers protest in Chennai
      Tamil Nadu

      Chennai sanitation workers detained over protest against privatisation; women released

      14 Aug 2025 10:40 AM IST
      Sanitation workers protest in Chennai
      Tamil Nadu

      Chennai sanitation workers continue protest against privatisation for 11th day

      12 Aug 2025 8:31 PM IST
      MBBS, Medical seats, PG, UG
      Education

      MBBS seats go vacant despite 39 pc increase; 'high fees, flawed counselling the culprit'

      8 Aug 2025 5:21 PM IST
      Preventing Liver Cancer — Doctor Explains How!
      Health

      60 pc of liver cancer cases preventable, but conditions apply: Medical gastroenterologist

      5 Aug 2025 6:27 PM IST
      Trichy mom donates 300 litres of breast milk, sets new national benchmark
      Tamil Nadu

      Trichy mom donates 300 litres of breast milk, sets new national record

      5 Aug 2025 11:37 AM IST
      Dharmasthala case: Another skeleton found; what next?
      Karnataka

      Dharmasthala case: Another skeleton found; what next?

      5 Aug 2025 6:20 AM IST
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