National Sickle Cell Anaemia Elimination Mission remains close to PM Modi's heart Kajal Rajput12 May 2024 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: During a public address in Maharashtra's tribal district of Nandurbar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his party's commitment...
Bharat Biotech International Gets CDSCO Panel Nod to Study Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Live Attenuated Vaccine Dr. Divya Colin5 May 2024 6:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved vaccine major...
Serum Institute of India's TB Detection tool rdESAT, rCFP-10 (Cy-Tb) use granted for 1 year age and above: CDSCO panel Dr. Divya Colin28 April 2024 6:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Reviewing the clinical data of the comparative study of testing the efficacy and safety RdESAT-6 and rCFP-10 (Cy-Tb) injection, the Subject...
Drug-resistant tuberculosis responds rapidly to bedaquiline-based second-line therapy, claims study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 April 2024 9:00 PM ISTPatients who have drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) have a similar microbiological response to bedaquiline-based second-line medications as patients...
51 per cent with pre-XDR TB, 15.5 per cent with MDR-TB cases :HaystackAnalytics report Kajal Rajput22 April 2024 6:15 PM ISTMumbai: Tuberculosis stands as the second leading infectious disease killer globally, with over 2.95 million active cases reported in 2020 alone in...
Evidence of lasting lung damage, impaired lung function found in TB patients even after successful treatment: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli19 April 2024 8:45 PM ISTNew research being presented at this year's ESCMID Global Congress (formerly ECCMID) in Barcelona, Spain (27-30 April) has found compelling evidence...
Medical Bulletin 16/ April/ 2024 Anshika Mishra16 April 2024 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Study reveals new genetic risk factors for HPV infection A research led by University of Maryland School of...
Study finds tuberculosis lasting effects on lung health Anshika Mishra16 April 2024 8:00 AM ISTA new research being presented at the ESCMID Global Congress revealed that tuberculosis (TB) can have a lasting impact on the lungs of individuals who...
86.9 per cent TB treatment success rate until Dec 2023: Sources Kajal Rajput13 April 2024 9:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: India has made tremendous progress in the elimination of Tuberculosis from the country, the treatment success rate surged to 86.9 per...
Interferon gamma Release Assays Outperform Tuberculin Skin Test in Predicting Tuberculosis: JAMA Dr Riya Dave4 April 2024 7:15 PM ISTThe elimination of tuberculosis (TB) in the US relies on effective tests to detect individual risk of developing the disease, aiding in preventive...
Incidence of cancer significantly higher in tuberculosis patients, finds study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli3 April 2024 8:45 PM ISTSouth Korea: A recent study has shown an association between tuberculosis (TB) and cancer, with those with current or previous TB more likely to have...
Karnataka Health Minister writes to Centre seeking supply of anti-TB drugs Kajal Rajput30 March 2024 9:30 AM ISTBengaluru: Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has accused the Central government of impeding the supply of anti-tuberculosis drugs in the...
