TB

COVID-19 may lead to 95K extra TB deaths in India in 5 years: Study

London: The Covid-19 pandemic may lead to 95,000 additional tuberculosis (TB) deaths in India in five years due to disruptions to health services, and delays to diagnosis and treatment, according to new estimates…

Old City of Hyderabad witnesses alarming rise in TB cases

Hyderabad: The Old City of Hyderabad is witnessing an alarming rise in the number of tuberculosis cases. From 2018 to 2019, the number of TB cases in Hyderabad increased by 40 percent.…

Guv opens TB Seal Sale Campaign in city

Hyderabad: Dr. Tamilsai SoudarajaN Governor of Telangana today said that Tuberculosis was completely curable and that Tuberculosis should be completely eradicated from the State of Telangana. Launching the TB Seal Sale Campaign…

Yogi and UP lawmakers to adopt a TB patient each

Lucknow: UP Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh has urged all UP ministers and legislators to adopt tuberculosis (TB) patient each and help in achieving the target announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi…

Indian firm develops test to detect drug-resistant TB mutation

Bengaluru: Genetic diagnostic and drug discovery research firm MedGeneome Labs on Thursday claimed to have developed the first whole genomic sequencing-based test to detect early drug-resistant mutation in tuberculosis (TB) bacteria. “The…

Master cell playing key role in fighting TB identified

New York: Researchers have identified a master cell that coordinates the body’s immune response in the early days of TB infection. According to the study published in the journal Nature, the researchers…

Novel tools could help treat patients with TB

New York: New diagnostic tools such as Machine Learning and precision medicine could help identify tuberculosis patients with the highest risk of reactivation of the disease, say researchers. Researchers from the University…

Study finds more die after surgery than from HIV, TB, and malaria combined

Washington: A new study now reveals that around that world 4.2 million people die every year within 30 days after surgery. The study further states that half of these deaths occur in…