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...
India TB Report-2024: 16 percent decline in new cases since 2015 Kajal Rajput28 March 2024 5:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: India has witnessed a 16 per cent decline in Tuberculosis (TB) incidence (new cases emerging each year) and an 18 per cent reduction in...
Dr Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva highlights Diagnostic and treatment delays in TB Kajal Rajput25 March 2024 3:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Dr Kuldeep Singh Sachdeva, former head of India’s TB elimination program at the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has highlighted...
World TB Day: Artemis Hospital organizes public awareness workshop Kajal Rajput24 March 2024 1:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ahead of 'World TB Day' on March 24, a significant initiative aimed at bolstering awareness about tuberculosis (TB) prevention and its...
Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute begins Phase 3 clinical trial of Tuberculosis vaccine Ruchika Sharma24 March 2024 10:00 AM ISTCambridge: The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute (Gates MRI) has announced that a Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the efficacy of...
80 percent with TB have no persistent cough contrary to prevalent belief: Study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli15 March 2024 8:00 PM ISTMore than 80% of patients with tuberculosis, the world's most deadly infection, do not have a persistent cough, despite this being seen as a key...
Medical bulletin 13/ March/ 2024 Anshika Mishra13 March 2024 3:00 PM ISTHere are the top medical news for the day:Research reveals the liver's immune system consumes the "bad cholesterol"In a study, published in the...
90% of symptomatic individuals not diagnosed with TB may also harbor tuberculosis bacteria: Study Anshika Mishra13 March 2024 5:00 AM ISTNetherlands: A study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences revealed that mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacteria that...
Statins may have role in tuberculosis prevention in patients with bronchiectasis, suggests study Medha Baranwal7 March 2024 7:30 PM ISTTaiwan: A recent retrospective cohort study published in BMJ Open Respiratory Research shows that statin treatment is linked with a reduced risk of...
