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India’s first indigenous malaria vaccine, AdFalci Vax, is set to be produced in Hyderabad after ICMR licensed Indian Immunologicals and Biological E. The multi-stage recombinant vaccine targets malaria at different stages, has shown strong pre-clinical results, and requires only one shot

Hyderabad’s AIIMS Bibinagar has emerged as a crucial site for India’s first indigenous dengue vaccine, currently in phase III clinical trials. Led by ICMR and developed in partnership with Panacea Biotec, the single-shot tetravalent vaccine is in its final phase of enrollment.

Hyderabad police raided a private sperm bank in Secunderabad on Saturday over serious alleged irregularities, including unlicensed surrogacy procedures and unethical collection methods. Seven individuals were detained, and 16 sperm samples were seized.

Oil and sugar boards showing calorie content in common food items will soon be installed in government offices, hospitals, airports and railway stations. The NIN-led initiative aims to raise public awareness on healthy eating and reduce lifestyle diseases

Karnataka Chief Minister has said the recent heart attack deaths in Hassan district may be linked to the vaccination drive. He also claimed the vaccines were 'hastily' approved

There is a need to focus on ramping up surveillance under the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, intensifying genome sequencing and making testing accessible again

The consortium, titled ‘Let’s Fix Our Food’ and led by NIN, recommended additional health tax of 20 percent to 30 percent on sweets and confectionaries, health tax of 32 percent on SSBs and HFSS. The group recently submitted its report to ICMR and NITI Aayog.

As part of AcSIR PhD programme, the course is being offered across many disciplines in STEM, in scientific institutes that are affiliated to CSIR, ICMR and DST across India

A private laboratory in Hyderabad disclosed they had in fact detected 11 HMPV positive infections last month

The children were initially suspected to be infected with H1N1 (swine flu), but later polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests confirmed HMPV. Both children recovered through outpatient care

Currently, there is no specific antiviral therapy and vaccine to treat HMPV

ICMR clarified that, according to current data from the Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) network, there has been no significant increase in cases of Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) or Severe Acute Respiratory Illness (SARI) across the country.

Number of laboratories to be enhanced, Indian Council of Medical Research to monitor trends all year

The ICMR has formalized a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Zydus for a Phase IIa double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of the oral tablet Desidustat for treating sickle cell disease, a genetic blood disorder marked by abnormal hemoglobin (Hb).

“The initiative is a key step in positioning India as a leader in the clinical development of pharmaceutical agents,” said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. ICMR has formalized Memorandums of Agreement (MoAs) with several sponsors for four promising molecules under its Phase 1 clinical trials network.

While development of a dengue vaccine has been perennially in the making, the recent launch of the third phase of clinical trials of dengue vaccine in India by ICMR with Panacea Biotec, has raised hopes over the availability of a dengue vaccine to the general public in the next few years.

Speaking to Telangana Today, senior consultant and Head-Medical Oncologist at Star Hospitals, Dr. Sainath Bhethanabhotla, said patients tend to search their symptoms, rather than their disease or learning about the root-cause of the problem.

Dr. K.V. Rao Scientific Society has been involved in promoting science by spotting and recognising talent at the school and university levels for the past 24 years.

In the coming months, attempts are on to make supplements more affordable, as they have very quickly become part of our daily lives.

It is a fact that Telangana State is among several Indian states to report Zika positive cases in 2022-21, during the height of Covid-19 pandemic.