Renew efforts to rid planet of TB, UN chief urges governments
It is possible to end the epidemic by 2035, said Ban Ki-moon on World Tuberculosis Day
Ammo against AIDS
Union govt to consider Rs 65,560 crore corpus to handle future epidemics
India moved from managing travel-related cases to containing clusters and large outbreaks, Union health minister Harsh Vardhan said
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 …
Disease eradication targets: will they be met?
The Finance Minister announced that government has action plans to eliminate kala-azar by 2017 and tuberculosis by 2025, among others
WHO report on antimicrobial resistance skips some obvious truths
It shies from mentioning the role of industry in promoting excessive use of antibiotics as well as its large-scale use in food-producing animals
Parliamentary Digest (July 29, 2022): 100 million kids get their first Covid vaccine dose
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Easy tuberculosis detection test for children
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
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
WHO nod for new TB drug
Issues guidelines for use of bedaquiline that can treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
MDG final report highlights the success of strategic intervention
Human society has achieved several milestones on all eight goals: Report
Extent of fungal disease in India is larger than expected
Over 4% Indians likely to be affected by serious fungal diseases, many of which are lethal, finds study
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
Digging for diseases, past and present
Scientists are turning to ancient grave sites to unravel the mysteries of human ailments
WHO TB report: India tops list of nations with high disease burden
India and China alone account for 35 per cent of tuberculosis cases reported in 2013
What's cooking tonight?
Cooking smoke can increase the risk of catching tuberculosis
Missed calls from patients can help monitor TB treatment, says government
A special treatment kit which eases the procedure of treatment is being tested in two states
When supervisors cheat
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With aim to end tuberculosis by 2020, Harsh Vardhan announces free treatment for all
Assures nutritional support and financial assistance
Blasted out
Gubraida gram panchayat scripts a success story by bringing illegal mining to a halt
Hoary TB
About 3 million years old
A bad example from the US
A public sector technology transfer bill focuses exclusively on patenting
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