Health Ministry recommends Tuberculosis screening for COVID positive patients, COVID-19 screening for diagnosed TB patients Medical Dialogues Bureau21 July 2021 9:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent clarification, the health ministry has recommended Tuberculosis (TB) screening for all COVID-19 positive patients and...
Researchers develop non invasive sticker patch for faster diagnosis of tuberculosis Hina Zahid26 Jun 2021 8:15 AM ISTIsrael: A sticker patch devised by Technion scientists can catch compounds released by the skin and is a novel means of diagnosing tuberculosis. The...
New tuberculosis regimen shortens treatment to four months: Study Hina Zahid16 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTShortening the treatment time improves adherence, decreases costs to programs and decreases the burdens on patients themselves.USA: A 4-month...
Researchers develop blood test for early detection of tuberculosis in infants Hina Zahid10 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTUSA: A highly sensitive blood test that detects a protein secreted by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes TB infection, can help in the early...
Tubercular tracheobronchial stenosis: When is surgery indicated? Dr Sravan Kumar5 Jun 2021 9:52 AM ISTTracheobronchial stenosis is troublesome long-term sequelae of tracheobronchial tuberculosis (TBTB) which occurs due to fibrosis and consequent...
Four-month rifapentine regimen for TB equally effective as 6-month standard regimen: NEJM Medha Baranwal6 May 2021 6:45 AM ISTUSA: The effectiveness of a 4-month rifapentine-based regimen containing moxifloxacin is noninferior to the standard 6-month regimen for the treatment...
Lakshadweep, Budgam in JnK declared tuberculosis free Medical Dialogues Bureau16 April 2021 9:00 AM IST"I think this is a landmark achievement, to begin with, and I think it has already set the tone for a TB free India by 2025," said the Union Health...
KGMU Respiratory Medicine Department gets new ICU Sanchari Chattopadhyay4 April 2021 9:15 AM ISTLucknow: Marking the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Respiratory Medicine Department of King George's Medical University (KGMU), the...
Binding iron improves the effect of anti-TB drug Bedaquiline, find researchers Hina Zahid25 March 2021 10:30 AM ISTAlthough Tuberculosis, or TB, killed nearly as many people as COVID-19 (approx. 1.8 million) in 2020, it did not receive as much media and public...
Iron Chelators effective adjunctive therapy for Tuberculosis patients, Study says Dr. Nandita Mohan23 March 2021 10:09 PM ISTAccording to recent research, it has been found out that iron chelators may prove an effective adjunctive therapy in combination with current...
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...
TB vaccine may protect newborns against other infectious diseases Hina Zahid20 Feb 2021 7:51 AM ISTThe tuberculosis (TB) vaccine Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) could protect newborns against a variety of common infections, such as upper respiratory...
