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Tuberculosis
Arunachal governor adopts 2 TB patients as part of Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative
The governor appealed to people, especially elected representatives, community leaders, NGOs, self-help groups, business houses and individuals to step forward and become Ni-Kshay Mitras, a statement from Raj Bhavan said this evening.
13 October 2024, 13:11 IST
Arunachal governor adopts 2 TB patients as part of Ni-Kshay Mitra initiative
13 October 2024, 13:11 IST
Healthcare workers at higher risk of TB than general population: Study
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most critical public health challenges globally, particularly in countries with high endemic rates such as India, which alone accounts for approximately one-fourth of the global TB burden, the study said.
07 September 2024, 10:57 IST
Healthcare workers at higher risk of TB than general population: Study
07 September 2024, 10:57 IST
Health Ministry green lights rolling out of new TB drug regimen
Known as the BPaLM regimen, it is a four-drug combination – Bedaquiline, Pretomanid, Linezolid and Moxifloxacin – that has been proven safe, more effective and provide a quicker treatment option than the previous MDR-TB treatment procedure.
06 September 2024, 14:48 IST
Health Ministry green lights rolling out of new TB drug regimen
06 September 2024, 14:48 IST
Affordable TB testing technology developed by ICMR's regional centre in Assam
The 'A CRISPR case-based TB detection system' is light, portable and involves three steps of testing. Over 1,500 samples can be tested in one single run in around two-and-half hours, ICMR sources said.
26 August 2024, 08:49 IST
Affordable TB testing technology developed by ICMR's regional centre in Assam
26 August 2024, 08:49 IST
Drug restistant TB: India to introduce effective short-term treatment regimen
Known as BPal, the new treatment regime involves use of three medicines—Bedaquiline, Pretomanid and Linezolid—with 89 per cent success rate within six months. The standard care, on the other hand, takes 18 months with a 52 per cent success rate.
09 August 2024, 17:08 IST
Drug restistant TB: India to introduce effective short-term treatment regimen
09 August 2024, 17:08 IST
'IISc develops novel 3D hydrogel culture to study TB infection, treatment
A team of researchers at IISc’s Department of Bioengineering (BE) has designed a novel 3D hydrogel culture system that mimics the mammalian lung environment, to study how TB bacteria infect lung cells and test the efficacy of therapeutics used to treat the disease.
25 June 2024, 14:17 IST
'IISc develops novel 3D hydrogel culture to study TB infection, treatment
25 June 2024, 14:17 IST
Anti-asthma medicine can reduce treatment duration for tuberculosis: Indian Institute of Science
The Bengaluru team has been working on the repurposed medicine for many years and reported earlier how it can be useful in TB treatment.
18 May 2024, 16:18 IST
Anti-asthma medicine can reduce treatment duration for tuberculosis: Indian Institute of Science
18 May 2024, 16:18 IST
Combining national, state schemes boosts Karnataka's TB fight
India, which has the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) cases, has set an ambitious target to meet the World Health Organisation’s 2030 goal to ‘End TB’ by 2025.
07 April 2024, 20:29 IST
Combining national, state schemes boosts Karnataka's TB fight
07 April 2024, 20:29 IST
India can't slack in its fight against TB
We have the highest TB burden in the world
02 April 2024, 22:56 IST
India can't slack in its fight against TB
02 April 2024, 22:56 IST
Over 25 lakh Tuberculosis cases notified last year
According to the report, TB mortality was 23 per lakh population with 18 per cent decline as compared to 2015.
28 March 2024, 02:50 IST
Over 25 lakh Tuberculosis cases notified last year
28 March 2024, 02:50 IST
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