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The National Medical Commission has asked medical colleges to form committees to monitor prescription practices and ensure legible handwriting. Doctors have been advised to write generic drug names clearly, while experts stress transparency to improve patient safety.

A young man was stabbed to death by unidentified assailants in Royal Colony under Balapur police station limits in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Police suspect a financial dispute as the motive and have launched an investigation.

Cold and cloudy weather has led to a rise in viral fevers and influenza-like illnesses in Hyderabad. Major hospitals are seeing more patients with fever and respiratory symptoms. Health officials advise rest, precautions, and early care for vulnerable groups

Tension gripped Chandrayangutta after two youths, Jahangir and Irfan, were found dead in an auto-rickshaw on Wednesday. Police suspect a possible steroid overdose, as both had reportedly been using bodybuilding substances. The bodies were sent to OGH for autopsy and a case was registered.

Telangana’s free hearse service is struggling due to vehicle shortages, poor funding and harsh working conditions for drivers. With limited fleet availability at Gandhi Hospital and OGH, many poor families rely on costly private transport. Officials say urgent reforms and expansion are needed

A two-wheeler rider died after his bike hit the median on the Kacheguda–Amberpet flyover, throwing him off the structure. Police are verifying vehicle details to identify him and reviewing CCTV footage to determine whether speeding or loss of control caused the crash.

Telangana High Court directs HMDA to file its counter within two weeks while hearing a PIL

Government dialysis units in Telangana are full, with rising patient numbers every year. Experts now recommend home-based peritoneal dialysis (PD), which can be done at home and offers more access for rural patients. A new policy paper supports this shift

A 63-year-old hernia patient died by suicide after jumping from the second floor of Osmania General Hospital in Hyderabad on Sunday. Identified as Ayyub Khan, he was scheduled for surgery on Monday. Police have launched an investigation.

The president of TJUDA, Dr. Isaac Newton in a press release said, all the major issues raised by them have been resolved.

Padma and her husband, Badanna, residents of Devarakadra in Mahbubnagar district, were waiting on Shamshabad Road when a heated argument erupted between them. In a fit of rage, Badanna pushed his wife in front of a moving RTC bus.

With a multi-pronged approach, the key initiatives undertaken by the HICC include development of checklists to calculate KPIs, daily audits, prescription audits, and collection of AMR data by clinical pharmacology, among many other things

Ch Gopal, his wife Lakshmamma and their daughter Vijaya, a Class VIII student, were going to Osmania General Hospital for Vijaya’s treatment when the rashly driven truck hit them

Through organ donations, we undertook two cadaver liver transplants, four cadaver kidney transplants, four cornea donations and skin donations for burns patients,” OGH authorities said

Emergency and casualty services continued as usual, but elective surgeries at Gandhi Hospital, Osmania General Hospital (OGH), and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) were postponed due to the boycott.

Immunologists and seasonal disease experts have advised people to focus on their immunity to fight upper respiratory tract infections.

Senior faculty of state-run medical colleges posted in peripheral regions of Telangana State continue to protest for being ignored in the recently held general transfers in the health department.

While the operation theatres and other vital ICU recovery wards had generator and battery back-up, there were several other sections in the hospital that struggled during the interruption.

TJUDA said the Health Minister Damodar Rajanarasimha assured them that Telangana government will ensure to release their stipends by 15th of every month

An orphan and hailing from a modest family in Khammam, Dr Ruth Paul John is self-taught and has struggled her way through immense difficulties to complete her MBBS degree on merit.