Tag: tuberculosis
India ups contribution to Global fund, $ 22 mn for 6th...
India's contribution of $22 mn to Global Fund is an increase of 10% over the last cycle
India has announced a contribution of 22 million...
Artificial intelligence new weapon in India’s tuberculosis armoury
India's TB Control Programme is now looking at artificial intelligence to bring new edge to the fight against tuberculosis
The Central TB Division of the...
TB rates down in the US, but huge racial disparities still...
Study finds that incidence of TB in the United States has gone down but some ethnic and racial groups are more prone to the...
New method to accurately identify nontuberculous mycobacteria
New method can accurately identify nontuberculous mycobacteria, allowing faster implementation of focussed treatment
The bacterial group Mycobacterium is responsible for two of the best-known long-standing...
Harsh Vardhan opens new lab complex at National Centre for Disease...
Health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the laboratory complex at the National Centre for Disease Control on Tuesday
Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on...
Actiphage, a new blood test, can identify people at risk of...
New blood test called Actiphage can identify people with latent TB infection at risk of developing the disease
A new blood test called Actiphage has...
India will get rid of TB with a Jan Andolan: Dr...
New Indian health minister calls for people's movement to get rid of tuberculosis
Union health minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan has said that India will get rid...
TB drugs affect gut bacteria, increase chances of re-infection
Study shows effects of TB drugs on gut bacteria could be the reason why they make patients susceptible to reinfection
Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB)...
India needs to spend $290mn more yearly on TB control: Lancet
Lancet Commission on TB says India should spend US$290 million each year, which is significantly less than India’s US$32 billion annual losses because of TB
A...
Astronauts are susceptible to Herpes infection in space
Study finds astronauts may develop Herpes infection during the space stint
Astronauts are vulnerable to latent herpes infection when they are in space, a new...
