AIIMS halts sample collection for TB tests Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Oct 2021 9:00 AM ISTA lab staffer, on the condition of anonymity, said that several tests for tuberculosis has been shut at the centre from last one month and an average...
Coordinated, collaborative efforts will contribute to achievement of shared goals faster: Union Health Minister on TB elimination Medical Dialogues Bureau3 Sept 2021 9:15 AM ISTUnion Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya noted, "We have to encourage common people to join us in this mission for eradicating TB. It has to be made a...
Over Rs 1000 crore DBT spent for nutritional support to TB patients in last 3 years: Dr Harsh Vardhan Medical Dialogues Bureau19 March 2021 9:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: In the last three years, more than Rs 1000 crores (around 137 million USD) have been disbursed as Direct Benefit Transfer for...
Turning COVID-19 Crisis Into Opportunity: Dr Harsh Vardhan Strategises TB Eradication by 2025 Medical Dialogues Bureau21 Nov 2020 9:30 AM ISTElaborating on the steps taken to mitigate the impact of COVID 19 pandemic, Dr. Harsh Vardhan mentioned the Union Health Ministry's recommendation of...
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...
