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25-44 Age Group Records Highest Tuberculosis-Linked Deaths in Delhi: Report
People aged 25 to 44 account for the highest number of fatalities linked to Tuberculosis in the national capital in the past two decades, according to a report from the Delhi government.
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24% Deaths In Delhi Caused Due To Infectious, Parasitic Diseases: Report
A Delhi government report has attributed nearly 24 per cent of the total about 89,000 deaths registered in the national capital in 2023 to infectious and parasitic diseases like cholera, diarrhoea, tuberculosis and hepatitis B, among others.
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Tuberculosis Patient Dies By Suicide At Kashmere Gate Metro Station In Delhi
A 68-year-old tuberculosis patient allegedly died by suicide on Thursday by jumping before a train at the Kashmere Gate metro station on the Red Line, officials said.
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Woman Who Suffered 4 Cardiac Arrests In A Week Saved In Delhi
A 51-year-old woman suffering from tuberculosis had four cardiac arrests in a week and was successfully resuscitated without any ventilator support at a city hospital.
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Woman, 21, Allegedly Raped At Gurgaon Hospital, Told Father Using Signals
A 21-year-old woman, suffering from tuberculosis, was allegedly raped last week in the intensive care unit of the ofFortis Hospital in Gurgaon near Delhi, police said.
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Hypertension, TB and Dengue on the Rise in Delhi: 6 Things You Must Do to Save Yourself From Diseases
Here are six things that you must include in your day to day routine to protect yourself from the risk of diseases.
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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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Residents Choke On Smoke As Delhi's Landfills Burn Unchecked
In a slum in East Delhi's Ghazipur, 51-year-old Sheikh Rubial sits in his one room house coughing profusely. He suffers from tuberculosis, and so do his three grandchildren, all below four years.
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Drug Resistant TB Rose From Under 5% In 2000 To Nearly 20% In 2012: Study
A study based on a retrospective analysis of patient data at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi has revealed a 12 per cent increase in the incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in India between 2000 and 2012. Nearly 15,000 patients were subject to mycobacterial culture during the study.
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A four-year-old coughs, spitting blood with each spasm
This cluster of poor villages, long known for its colorful silk saris, now is known for something else: tuberculosis.
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Himachal Pradesh declared first smoke-free state in country
Himachal Pradesh was declared as being the first "smoke-free" state in the country on Tuesday for achieving 85.42 per cent compliance with the relevant parameters.
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25-44 Age Group Records Highest Tuberculosis-Linked Deaths in Delhi: Report
People aged 25 to 44 account for the highest number of fatalities linked to Tuberculosis in the national capital in the past two decades, according to a report from the Delhi government.
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24% Deaths In Delhi Caused Due To Infectious, Parasitic Diseases: Report
A Delhi government report has attributed nearly 24 per cent of the total about 89,000 deaths registered in the national capital in 2023 to infectious and parasitic diseases like cholera, diarrhoea, tuberculosis and hepatitis B, among others.
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Tuberculosis Patient Dies By Suicide At Kashmere Gate Metro Station In Delhi
A 68-year-old tuberculosis patient allegedly died by suicide on Thursday by jumping before a train at the Kashmere Gate metro station on the Red Line, officials said.
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Woman Who Suffered 4 Cardiac Arrests In A Week Saved In Delhi
A 51-year-old woman suffering from tuberculosis had four cardiac arrests in a week and was successfully resuscitated without any ventilator support at a city hospital.
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Woman, 21, Allegedly Raped At Gurgaon Hospital, Told Father Using Signals
A 21-year-old woman, suffering from tuberculosis, was allegedly raped last week in the intensive care unit of the ofFortis Hospital in Gurgaon near Delhi, police said.
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Hypertension, TB and Dengue on the Rise in Delhi: 6 Things You Must Do to Save Yourself From Diseases
Here are six things that you must include in your day to day routine to protect yourself from the risk of diseases.
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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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Residents Choke On Smoke As Delhi's Landfills Burn Unchecked
In a slum in East Delhi's Ghazipur, 51-year-old Sheikh Rubial sits in his one room house coughing profusely. He suffers from tuberculosis, and so do his three grandchildren, all below four years.
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Drug Resistant TB Rose From Under 5% In 2000 To Nearly 20% In 2012: Study
A study based on a retrospective analysis of patient data at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi has revealed a 12 per cent increase in the incidence of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in India between 2000 and 2012. Nearly 15,000 patients were subject to mycobacterial culture during the study.
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A four-year-old coughs, spitting blood with each spasm
This cluster of poor villages, long known for its colorful silk saris, now is known for something else: tuberculosis.
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Himachal Pradesh declared first smoke-free state in country
Himachal Pradesh was declared as being the first "smoke-free" state in the country on Tuesday for achieving 85.42 per cent compliance with the relevant parameters.
