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Machines For Testing Drug-Resistant TB Now Allowed For COVID-19 Cases: Top Medical Body
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
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Now, Fruit-flavoured Tuberculosis Tablets For Children
New Delhi: The government has introduced Tuberculosis tablets in orange and strawberry flavours for children who don’t take adequate dosage fearing it to be bitter. The initiative, that aims to improve the treatment of tuberculosis and child survival rate has been rolled out in five states and will be expanded to 17 more states by the next month....
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cases May Spike In India By 2040
A new study has found that India could witness an alarming spike in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the next two decades.
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XDR and MRD: The Rise of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
The rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis is threatening to outdo years of progress in controlling the disease.
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Despite Winning In Court, Patna Teen Will Have To Wait Longer To Get New TB Drug
New Delhi: A Patna teenager, who is suffering from extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, has won her right to a necessary drug in court. But it would be at least another 16 days before she has it in her hand. The delay will be due to the lengthy administrative process, which her father Kaushal Kishore Tripathi is dealing with. The teenager who ha...
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Patna Teen Girl's Fight For Right To TB Drug Becomes A World Story
A teen’s court battle to gain urgent access to a new, government-controlled tuberculosis drug has become a rallying point for public health workers in India’s fight against a growing problem of drug-resistant diseases and attendant widespread health risks. The new drug, called bedaquiline, came to India last year, and it is now the only hope fo...
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Machines For Testing Drug-Resistant TB Now Allowed For COVID-19 Cases: Top Medical Body
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
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Now, Fruit-flavoured Tuberculosis Tablets For Children
New Delhi: The government has introduced Tuberculosis tablets in orange and strawberry flavours for children who don’t take adequate dosage fearing it to be bitter. The initiative, that aims to improve the treatment of tuberculosis and child survival rate has been rolled out in five states and will be expanded to 17 more states by the next month....
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Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Cases May Spike In India By 2040
A new study has found that India could witness an alarming spike in cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis in the next two decades.
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XDR and MRD: The Rise of Drug Resistant Tuberculosis
The rise of multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extensively drug resistant tuberculosis is threatening to outdo years of progress in controlling the disease.
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Despite Winning In Court, Patna Teen Will Have To Wait Longer To Get New TB Drug
New Delhi: A Patna teenager, who is suffering from extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis, has won her right to a necessary drug in court. But it would be at least another 16 days before she has it in her hand. The delay will be due to the lengthy administrative process, which her father Kaushal Kishore Tripathi is dealing with. The teenager who ha...
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Patna Teen Girl's Fight For Right To TB Drug Becomes A World Story
A teen’s court battle to gain urgent access to a new, government-controlled tuberculosis drug has become a rallying point for public health workers in India’s fight against a growing problem of drug-resistant diseases and attendant widespread health risks. The new drug, called bedaquiline, came to India last year, and it is now the only hope fo...
