देश में टीबी से 79,144 लोगों की मौत, 2019 में सामने आए 24 लाख से ज्यादा मामले

भारत में 2019 के दौरान टीबी के 24 लाख से ज्यादा मामले सामने आए हैं| वहीं एक साल में 79,144 लोगों की मौत हुई ...

Tobacco consumption rising among Indian TB patients: India TB 2020 report

Though notification of tuberculosis goes up, more than 0.5 million patients still missing  

कोविड-19: क्या बीसीजी का टीका इस महामारी का तोड़ है

जहां टीबी से बचाव के लिए बच्चों का नियमित रूप से टीकाकरण नहीं किया गया, वहां कोविड-19 के मामले अधिक हैं

Antibiotic resistance: South Africa has a success story in treating resistant TB

Antimicrobial resistance is a worry as in several other African countries  

WHO includes an Indian diagnostic test in its global TB programme

The TrueNet assay, a new molecular test to diagnose TB, also checks for resistance to the rifampicin drug in about 90 minutes

भारत में बढ़ रही है एचआईवी संक्रमित टीबी रोगियों की संख्या, डायबिटीज भी जिम्मेवार

 भारत सरकार द्वारा जारी की गई टीबी रिपोर्ट 2019 में कहा गया है कि एचआईवी और टीबी से एक साथ पीड़ित होने पर मौत ...

वैज्ञानिकों ने बनाया खाया जाने वाला सेंसर, टीबी का इलाज हो जाएगा आसान

वैज्ञानिकों ने एक ऐसे सेंसर को बनाने में सफलता हासिल की है, जिसे खाया जा सकता है, और जो टीबी के इलाज में क्रांति ला सकता ...

टीबी से बचाव के लिए आईसीएमआर कर रहा है टीकों का परीक्षण

आईसीएमआर के शोधकर्ताओं ने अब दो ऐसे टीकों का परीक्षण शुरू किया है जो टीबी से बचाव में मददगार हो सकते हैं।

वैज्ञानिकों को मिली बड़ी सफलता, जल्द तैयार होगी टीबी की वैक्सीन

अभी दुनिया भर में टीबी की रोकथाम के लिए 1921 में तैयार वैक्सीन का इस्तेमाल किया जा रहा है, लेकिन वैज्ञानिकों का दावा है ...

Chloroquine with TB antibiotic may reduce drug resistance

India is home to highest number of drug-resistant TB patients

World not on track to achieve TB targets for 2020: WHO

Between 2015 and 2018, only 6.3 per cent TB cases showed a cumulative decline, against the 20 per cent target by END TB strategy: Global …

HIV-associated tuberculosis on the rise: India TB Report

Pediatric and drug-resistant TB major concerns for India

FDA approves new oral three-drug regimen for extensively drug-resistant TB

The treatment involves pretomanid tablets in combination with bedaquiline and linezolid, collectively referred to as the BPaL regimen, and has an …

ICMR launches third phase trial for adult anti-TB vaccine

The current vaccine for TB, the BCG, is only given to neonates

Essential drugs for MDR-TB out of stock in UP, Jharkhand

India leads the world in the burden of TB, according to the World Health Organization 

Scientists identify new route to tackle TB

Researchers analysed the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and identified three G-quadruplex motifs that could be used as drug targets

Climate change increases spread of anti-microbial resistant bacteria in Europe: Study

A research conducted in 30 European countries finds that climatic factors significantly contribute to the prediction of the resistance in …

Opposition to patent application for anti-TB drug filed

The plaintiffs say that Johnson & Johnson, which is the manufacturer and filed the patent, would have a monopoly if the application is …

Why India must keep investing in health innovations

Only by committing ourselves to funding health innovation in the long term will India be able to realise today’s most urgently-needed solutions

Faster diagnostic tests developed for tuberculosis

Scientists bring out a highly sensitive and rapid test for detection of tuberculosis infection in lungs and surrounding membranes

India leads the world in TB burden

Most of the world’s under-reported TB cases as well as multi-drug resistant cases are in India, as per the latest report on TB by the WHO

Scientists help pave the way for a vaccine against TB

Besides its application in finding a breakthrough against TB, the new work is expected to be of importance in terms of the further development of …

We are running out of antibiotics, says WHO

Report says antibiotics, which are almost in the pipeline as far as research goes, will fail to combat the growing threat of AMR

Scientists find new way to improve efficacy of TB treatment

The new add-on therapy consists of injecting ‘heat-killed’ bacteria into patients along with standard TB drugs

Impact of tuberculosis on mental health largely ignored

Building a strong emotional and psychological support system for TB patients is crucial for increasing chances of their survival