SCTIMST introduces AcryloSorb canister bags for safe disposal of infected respiratory secretions Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Sept 2020 2:58 PM IST Kerala: In order to safely handle and dispose of respiratory secretions, Researchers at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and...
State Health Dept, officials constantly reminded about elimination of TB by 2025: Dr Harsh Vardhan Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Sept 2020 2:23 PM ISTDr Harsh Vardhan emphasised that though the country is fighting with the COVID pandemic for the last eight months, it is ensured that the health...
New generation of drugs show early efficacy against drug-resistant TB Hina Zahid14 Aug 2020 1:45 PM ISTNew treatment regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) have shown early effectiveness in 85 percent of patients in a cohort that...
NPPA directs State Drug Controllers to ensure smooth production, supply of Clofazimine for treatment of MDR TB Farhat Nasim6 Aug 2020 2:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed all State Drug Controllers (SDCs) to...
Vitamin D supplementation may not lower risk of TB infection finds NEJM study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 July 2020 4:00 AM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Vitamin D supplementation did not result in a lower risk of tuberculosis infection or tuberculosis disease....
14 percent rise in TB from last year: Dr Harsh Vardhan releases annual TB Report 2020 MD Bureau25 Jun 2020 9:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: As many as 24.04 lakh TB patients were notified in 2019, a 14 per cent increase as compared to the previous year, the annual TB Report 2020...
WHO updates guidelines on TB prevention and treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 March 2020 8:30 PM ISTWorld Health Organization has updated its guidelines on tuberculosis preventive treatment. The new guidance shall help countries speed up efforts to...
Use of PET and CT scans may help develop shorter TB treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2020 8:00 PM ISTResearchers have devised novel means of improving how TB can be treated by the use of PET and CT scans that may help develop shorter TB...
2,927 people diagnosed with TB in Mizoram Medical Dialogues Bureau11 Feb 2020 9:00 AM ISTAizawl: More than 2,900 people have been diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in Mizoram in 2019, a Health department official said on Sunday.Read...
NICE Guidelines on Drug-resistant TB Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 Jan 2020 6:30 PM ISTNational Institute for health and care excellence has released guidelines for Drug-resistant TB. It is an update on the guidelines published in...
Molecular assay TrueNat recommended as initial test for TB and MDR-TB Hina Zahid16 Jan 2020 3:59 PM ISTIn a significant development, WHO Global TB Programme has included an Indian Molecular assay TrueNat as initial test for TB and MDR-TB in view of its...
TB cases increase by 38 percent in Uttar Pradesh Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Dec 2019 9:00 AM ISTLucknow: Even as Prime minister Narendra Modi has resolved to eradicate Tuberculosis by 2025 from the country, the number of tuberculosis (TB) cases...
