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...
BCG may increase immunity against infections other than TB: Study Hina Zahid18 Jun 2020 9:15 AM ISTA tuberculosis vaccine developed 100 years ago also makes vaccinated persons less susceptible to other infections. While this effect has been...
Health Ministry seeks directions to DOP to ban on export of anti-TB drugs Medical Dialogues Bureau23 April 2020 2:14 PM ISTCurrently, Macleods and Lupin ate the anti-TB drug supplier to NTEP.
Coronavirus Hypothesis: US scientists link BCG vaccination with fewer COVID-19 cases, Indian scientists hopeful but cautious Hina Zahid2 April 2020 4:12 PM ISTAccording to the study, a combination of reduced morbidity and mortality could make the BCG vaccination a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19.
Researchers test BCG as a weapon against coronavirus Hina Zahid31 March 2020 5:30 PM ISTAustralia:A vaccine that's been used to prevent tuberculosis is being given to health-care workers in Melbourne to see if it will protect them against...
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...
Underweight diabetic patients more prone to tuberculosis, finds study Hina Zahid24 March 2020 5:15 PM ISTSINGAPORE -Researchers at Singapore-t have reported that patients with diabetes and who were also underweight had an eight-fold increase in their risk...
Mycobacterium triggers cough to facilitate spread of TB Hina Zahid11 March 2020 8:15 AM ISTMycobacterium tuberculosis itself might produce a substance that triggers nerves in the airway responsible for causing cough that could help in...
CDC updates guidance on Latent Tuberculosis treatment Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 Feb 2020 11:59 AM ISTCentre for disease control and prevention (CDC) has released guidance for the Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection. This is an update on...
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...
Centre to launch campaign to eradicate tuberculosis by 2025: Sitharaman Medical Dialogues Bureau2 Feb 2020 9:45 AM ISTNew Delhi : The government will launch a campaign to eliminate tuberculosis (TB) by 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday....
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...
