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Serum Institute To Make Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine: Could It Change TB Prevention?
Serum Institute partners with Gates MRI to manufacture experimental TB vaccine M72/AS01E, aiming to be first new TB vaccine in over a century.
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6-Month Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment More Effective, Cheaper Than Existing Regimens: ICMR Study
The ICMR analysis found that the BPaL regimen is "both more effective and cost-saving" compared to the current standard of care.
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6-Month Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment More Effective, Cheaper Than Existing Regimens: ICMR Study
The ICMR analysis found that the BPaL regimen is "both more effective and cost-saving" compared to the current standard of care.
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Tuberculosis Cases Drop By 21% In India, Outpaces Global Decline: WHO Report
India has achieved a major milestone in its fight against tuberculosis (TB), recording a 21 per cent decline in TB incidence, from 237 cases per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024, nearly double the global rate of decline of 12 per cent
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Can Natural Remedies Help Cure Tuberculosis?
Experts emphasise that while natural therapies may help boost immunity and reduce symptoms, they should never replace conventional treatment. Here's a closer look at what works, and what doesn't, when it comes to natural healing.
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AI To Help Detect Tuberculosis Based On Cough Sounds: Google
In a bid to fight the rising burden of tuberculosis (TB) in India, Indian startup Salcit Technologies is exploring to use of Google's Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) model to enhance early detection of TB based on cough sounds, Google said.
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India Sees 19 Per Cent Rise In Tuberculosis Cases In 2021
The number of tuberculosis cases in India has seen a 19 per cent rise in 2021 over the previous year, according to the annual TB report released by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday.
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To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025, Children Have To Be Free Of TB First
Jackson from the US was six-weeks-old when he first showed symptoms of Tuberculosis or TB. It took another six weeks and three doctors before he was diagnosed with TB. The delayed diagnosis nearly cost him his life. Jackson's case was highlighted at the release of a roadmap towards ending childhood TB by 10 global TB and child agencies in New York ...
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India Witnessed Maximum Number Of TB Deaths In 2016
Though the numbers have dipped this year, India continues to notify maximum number of TB deaths in the world.
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Here's Why Tuberculosis Deaths Have Doubled In India
By Shreya Shah India had double the number of estimated deaths by tuberculosis (TB) in 2015 – 480,000 deaths, up from 220,000 deaths in 2014 – because previous estimates were too low, according to the World Health Organisations Global Tuberculosis Report 2016. India has 27 per cent of the world’s new TB cases – one of the biggest infectious...
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'They Hear TB and Ask Me To leave’: What TB-Free India Goal Is Up Against
Tuba Khan is a community volunteer in Delhi’s Turkman Gate. She is helping with the Axshya project – a civil society initiative that supports National TB programme (RNTCP) to improve its reach, visibility and effectiveness. Tuba goes door to door inquiring whether a family member has symptoms like cough, fever, fatigue and loss of appetite. TB...
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Funding Crunch Affects India's Fight Against Tuberculosis: Report
India's programme to fight tuberculosis is in disarray due to a shortage of funds and the government has failed to meet annual targets to control spread of the nation's most fatal infectious illness, a leaked assessment report said.
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India, Emerging World Power, Grappling With TB
Sheer scale of India's TB epidemic is challenging, writes Anurag Thakur.
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Serum Institute To Make Experimental Tuberculosis Vaccine: Could It Change TB Prevention?
Serum Institute partners with Gates MRI to manufacture experimental TB vaccine M72/AS01E, aiming to be first new TB vaccine in over a century.
-
6-Month Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment More Effective, Cheaper Than Existing Regimens: ICMR Study
The ICMR analysis found that the BPaL regimen is "both more effective and cost-saving" compared to the current standard of care.
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6-Month Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment More Effective, Cheaper Than Existing Regimens: ICMR Study
The ICMR analysis found that the BPaL regimen is "both more effective and cost-saving" compared to the current standard of care.
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Tuberculosis Cases Drop By 21% In India, Outpaces Global Decline: WHO Report
India has achieved a major milestone in its fight against tuberculosis (TB), recording a 21 per cent decline in TB incidence, from 237 cases per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh in 2024, nearly double the global rate of decline of 12 per cent
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Can Natural Remedies Help Cure Tuberculosis?
Experts emphasise that while natural therapies may help boost immunity and reduce symptoms, they should never replace conventional treatment. Here's a closer look at what works, and what doesn't, when it comes to natural healing.
-
AI To Help Detect Tuberculosis Based On Cough Sounds: Google
In a bid to fight the rising burden of tuberculosis (TB) in India, Indian startup Salcit Technologies is exploring to use of Google's Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) model to enhance early detection of TB based on cough sounds, Google said.
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India Sees 19 Per Cent Rise In Tuberculosis Cases In 2021
The number of tuberculosis cases in India has seen a 19 per cent rise in 2021 over the previous year, according to the annual TB report released by Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday.
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To End Tuberculosis In India By 2025, Children Have To Be Free Of TB First
Jackson from the US was six-weeks-old when he first showed symptoms of Tuberculosis or TB. It took another six weeks and three doctors before he was diagnosed with TB. The delayed diagnosis nearly cost him his life. Jackson's case was highlighted at the release of a roadmap towards ending childhood TB by 10 global TB and child agencies in New York ...
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India Witnessed Maximum Number Of TB Deaths In 2016
Though the numbers have dipped this year, India continues to notify maximum number of TB deaths in the world.
-
Here's Why Tuberculosis Deaths Have Doubled In India
By Shreya Shah India had double the number of estimated deaths by tuberculosis (TB) in 2015 – 480,000 deaths, up from 220,000 deaths in 2014 – because previous estimates were too low, according to the World Health Organisations Global Tuberculosis Report 2016. India has 27 per cent of the world’s new TB cases – one of the biggest infectious...
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'They Hear TB and Ask Me To leave’: What TB-Free India Goal Is Up Against
Tuba Khan is a community volunteer in Delhi’s Turkman Gate. She is helping with the Axshya project – a civil society initiative that supports National TB programme (RNTCP) to improve its reach, visibility and effectiveness. Tuba goes door to door inquiring whether a family member has symptoms like cough, fever, fatigue and loss of appetite. TB...
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Funding Crunch Affects India's Fight Against Tuberculosis: Report
India's programme to fight tuberculosis is in disarray due to a shortage of funds and the government has failed to meet annual targets to control spread of the nation's most fatal infectious illness, a leaked assessment report said.
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India, Emerging World Power, Grappling With TB
Sheer scale of India's TB epidemic is challenging, writes Anurag Thakur.
