Medical Bulletin 23/August/2025 Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri23 Aug 2025 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Scientists Grow World’s First Fully Functional Human Skin with Blood Supply In a recent study,...
WHO Calls for Inclusion of Pregnant and Lactating Women in TB Research, vaccine trials Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli23 Aug 2025 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The World Health Organization has urged the global health community to prioritize pregnant and lactating women in tuberculosis (TB)...
WHO Leads Global Call to Include Pregnant, Lactating Women in TB Research Dr. Bhumika Maikhuri23 Aug 2025 8:15 AM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) has released a powerful Call to Action and Consensus Statement urging an end to the routine exclusion of pregnant...
Lung TB: Higher dose of rifampicin safe, can boost recurrence-free survival, says ICMR study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 July 2025 9:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB)-may be safe, and its use can potentially...
BCG Revaccination Fails to Prevent TB Infection in HIV-Negative Adolescents: NEJM Jacinthlyn Sylvia15 July 2025 11:00 PM ISTA recent phase 2b clinical trial in South Africa found that Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) revaccination did not prevent sustained Mycobacterium...
Puducherry implements verbal autopsy to investigate TB deaths Kajal Rajput12 July 2025 11:00 AM ISTPuducherry: Puducherry has adopted the verbal autopsy model to assess reasons behind tuberculosis deaths, identify patterns for treatment delay, and...
New credit card-sized TB test could close the diagnostic gap in HIV hotspots: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli9 July 2025 7:15 AM ISTCurrent tuberculosis infection tests struggle to detect the disease in those with HIV. A common co-infection, HIV can hide TB from traditional tests...
Puducherry launches raids against private chemists flouting norms on anti-TB drugs sale Ruchika Sharma8 July 2025 3:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Puducherry administration has intensified efforts to curb the unauthorized sale of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs by private...
1 in 5 TB Survivors Develop COPD Within 11 Years, Shows Long-Term Korean Study Medha Baranwal1 July 2025 5:00 AM ISTSouth Korea: A new multicenter study from South Korea has identified critical risk factors contributing to the development of chronic obstructive...
Nagaland Governor reviews TB Elimination programme, calls for community involvement Kajal Rajput25 Jun 2025 12:14 PM ISTKohima: Nagaland Governor La Ganesan on Monday reviewed the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, stressing the...
TB-CHAMP Trial Reveals Key Risk Factors for TB Infection in Children Under five Dr. Shravani Dali18 Jun 2025 8:00 PM ISTTB-CHAMP Trial Reveals key risk factors for TB Infection in children under five years of age.Young children have a high risk of developing...
Manipur Governor Reviews Progress of National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme Kajal Rajput10 Jun 2025 12:18 PM ISTManipur: Manipur Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Saturday assessed the progress of the Integrated Teacher Education Programme (ITEP), a flagship...
