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

Now, TB test recommended for COVID-19 patients in case of persisting cough

Experts hail decision as opportunity to increase detection of both COVID-19 and TB

Health in news on May 2

A round-up of what's new in health sector

TB threat

Crisis worsens

High levels of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis found worldwide

HIV-associated tuberculosis on the rise: India TB Report

Pediatric and drug-resistant TB major concerns for India

India not allocating enough funds to eradicate TB

India cannot eradicate tuberculosis by 2035, going by the current scenario

From ‘incompatible with life’ to reclaiming life, outlook on TB is changing

Tuberculosis treatment is moving from germ theory to patients and their world

UNITED NATIONS

Malady menace

Ironed out

How the TB germ thrives

Tuberculosis kills as many people each year as COVID-19. It’s time we found a better vaccine

There are about 10 million cases of active TB annually, and it’s estimated up to 2 billion people are what’s known as latently infected

‘Making TB a notifiable disease will benefit patients’

Tuberculosis kills around 1,000 people each day in India and more than two million people are affected by the bacterial disease. This makes India …

Medicine for drug-resistant TB added to government programme

The drug will be introduced in six tertiary care centers across 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

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

Antimicrobial resistance is a worry as in several other African countries  

10.4 million new TB cases reported in 2015; global actions falling short: WHO

Report shows that countries need to move much faster to prevent, detect and treat the disease if they are to meet global targets

Health in news on June 6

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on health

Health in news on May 4

A round-up of what's new in health

Garlic wards off TB

Immune virus

HIV bringsscience down on its knees

Absent gene

KILLER DISEASE

Tall claims