Union Health Minister calls for collaboration to eliminate vector-borne diseases MD Bureau10 July 2022 9:30 AM ISTTo engage ASHAs and Anganwadi workers for door-to-door campaigns for awareness enhancement, community mobilisation and distribution of kits, medicines...
BLK-Max Hospital collaborates with Govt to provide DR-TB medications free of cost Adity Saha8 July 2022 2:30 PM ISTThe new drug-resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) will be available only at government-designated centres and BLK-Max Hospital
ICMR study to evaluate efficacy of shorter 4-month tuberculosis treatment regimen Medical Dialogues Bureau5 July 2022 4:30 PM ISTAs a part of the study around 550 tuberculosis (TB) patients will be recruited who will be getting the four-month treatment regimen, the regular...
Not just coughing, M. tuberculosis may be transmitted via simple breathing as well: Study Dr. Hiral patel21 Jun 2022 9:45 AM ISTSouth Africa: A South African study reported that tidal breathing (TiBr) accounts for an estimated 93% of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) produced...
Effective regimens ensure high rate of treatment success among pregnant women with MDR-TB: JAMA Dr. Hiral patel18 Jun 2022 7:06 AM ISTAustralia: In pregnant patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), effective treatment regimens can achieve a high rate of treatment...
New blood test can help doctors diagnose tuberculosis and monitor treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli7 Jun 2022 5:45 AM ISTResearchers at Tulane University School of Medicine have developed a new highly sensitive blood test for tuberculosis (TB) that screens for DNA...
20% of MDR TB cases in children could be averted by household testing and treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli31 May 2022 9:30 AM ISTOne in five multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) cases in children under the age of 15 could be averted every year by household contact...
Serum Institute of India gets DCGI nod for skin test kit for latent TB diagnosis Ruchika Sharma12 May 2022 12:44 PM ISTPune-based firm Mylab has partnered with the SII for this kit, an official source said.
CDSCO panel directs SII to submit safety and immunogenicity data for TB vaccine Susmita Roy5 May 2022 7:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rejecting the vaccine major Serum Inst. of India's proposal for emergency use authorization of rBCG vaccine for prevention of Tuberculosis...
Serum Institute seeks DCGI emergency use nod for rBCG tuberculosis vaccine Ruchika Sharma28 March 2022 12:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Serum Institute has applied to the Drugs Controller General of India seeking emergency use authorisation for its recombinant BCG (rBCG)...
India tuberculosis cases up 19 percent, Delhi tops prevalence Roshni Dhar26 March 2022 5:48 PM ISTIndia saw a sharp 19 percent rise in tuberculosis cases in 2021 over the preceding year, the India TB report 2022 and National TB Prevalence Survey...
WHO releases new set of guidelines management of Tuberculosis in kids Dr.B.P.RAHUL25 March 2022 6:00 PM ISTIncorporating new evidence on the treatment of Tuberculosis(TB), World Health Organisation (WHO) releases updated guidance on the management of TB in...
