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Opening the doors to private players in ICMR and ISRO may help in capacity building, but regulating their work through bureaucrats toeing the line of political masters raises disturbing questions

With flu and influenza cases rising in Telangana, doctors are urging vulnerable groups to get vaccinated. The ICMR has clarified that Southern Hemisphere flu vaccines can be used temporarily when Northern Hemisphere formulations are unavailable, ensuring high-risk groups receive protection.

A landmark study by ICMR-NIN, Stanford, and Karolinska Institute reveals that nearly 40% of surveyed Indian adults face high dementia risks, directly linking cognitive decline to deficiencies in vitamins D and B, alongside low dietary diversity

A new ICMR-funded study involving NIMS reveals that rising heart failure treatment costs are pushing many Hyderabad families into poverty. Lack of insurance, costly medicines, income loss, and distress financing are leaving households burdened with severe financial stress after cardiac illnesses.

Telangana continues to grapple with a rising dog bite crisis, with Hyderabad and surrounding districts reporting 3,500-3,800 new cases every month. While anti-rabies vaccines are available, a severe shortage of Rabies Immunoglobulin (RIG) has left victims vulnerable, especially those with severe Category-III bites.

ICMR has validated two new TB diagnostic tools—Quantiplus MTB FAST and UniAMP MTB Test Card—developed by Huwel Lifesciences. These affordable, scalable, and non-invasive innovations aim to revolutionize early TB detection, especially in underserved areas, supporting India’s TB elimination goals

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).