WHO roadmap to end TB in children focuses for 1st time on pregnant, post-partum women affected by disease
Maternal, pregnancy, birth & infant outcomes should be included in dedicated safety studies for all new TB drugs & vaccines: WHO
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 …
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 …
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
Tuberculosis control in India: towards universal access
Revised TB control programme needs to evolve an inclusive business model to engage the Indian private sector to ensure better quality of TB care
Gains in tuberculosis control threatened by drug resistance
Drug resistant TB is now a transmitted diseases and requires commitment, especially in high-burden countries like India
New estimate suggests a quarter of the world's population has latent tuberculosis
Eradicating TB won't happen unless the number of people who are latent carriers is tackled. A new estimate suggests it's a much bigger problem …
The new tuberculosis drug is effective, but unaffordable
The drug "delamanid" is not registered in countries with high tuberculosis rates, limiting its access
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
Antibiotic resistance: South Africa has a success story in treating resistant TB
Antimicrobial resistance is a worry as in several other African countries
Towards ending childhood tuberculosis
TB is a preventable and curable disease, yet it kills more than 200 children in India every day
Diagnosing extra-pulmonary TB
TB that affects different parts of the body other than lungs—extra-pulmonary TB—like lymph nodes or bones, accounts for nearly 15 per …
WHO recommends faster and cheaper treatment for Multi-Drug Resistant TB
This is a critical step forward in tackling the MDR-TB public health crisis, says organisation
International Tuberculosis Day: An old foe is back, says The Phantom Plague
‘Phantom Plague’ traces the history of tuberculosis from its origins to its global subsidence and the recent rise, especially in …
New treatment against drug-resistant TB successful
Multidrug-resistant TB is a serious public health challenge. It affects vulnerable communities such as migrant workers, refugees, prisoners and …
India leads list of nations where TB cases go unreported: WHO
Global Tuberculosis Report says 900,000 cases in India are either not diagnosed or not reported to health authorities
Antibiotic resistance a big threat to TB treatment in India
TB programme grappling with lack of funds; weak enforcement of standards another problem
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
Drug-resistant TB now epidemic among HIV+ people in Mumbai
Transmission from one person to another, not inadequate treatment, is major cause for spread of disease, says study investigator
COVID-19 reverses decades of progress in TB elimination, India worst-hit: WHO
Detection of cases, diagnostics, treatment go for complete toss; deaths increase for first time
Tuberculosis India-2014
Tuberculosis is no longer a disease afflicting only the poor. Its thrives on deprived/distorted lifestyle and on the offshoots of the so-called …
Totally drug resistant TB: government in denial mode
Health ministry deputes team to Mumbai; says neither WHO nor tuberculosis control programme recognise TDR-TB
WHO announces council to speed up TB vaccine development
Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announces plan to save millions of lives at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
Vitamin C could be panacea for drug-resistant TB
Vitamin triggers reaction which eventually kills off bacteria; could help shorten drug therapy
Scientists identify genes that help TB bug survive
The new findings may lead to the development of more effective drugs and vaccine against tuberculosis