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AIIMS Expansion, Lower TB And Maternal Deaths: J.P. Nadda Highlights Major Advances In Public Healthcare
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has made sustained efforts to expand healthcare infrastructure, strengthen medical education and improve access to quality healthcare, said Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda.
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AI Can Improve Early Disease Detection, Enable Timely Care, Says Health Tech Expert
Qure.ai's AI-powered medical imaging solutions are transforming healthcare by improving early detection of tuberculosis, lung cancer, cardiology, and oncology conditions.
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Tuberculosis: Short 6-Month Oral Treatment Plan Proves Affordable In India
Shorter, six month and alloral treatment regimens for multidrugresistant and rifampicinresistant tuberculosis (MDR/RRTB) are costeffective and deliver better health outcomes than longer regimens.
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AI-Enabled Stethoscopes Show Promise In Improving Health Screenings
As tuberculosis (TB) continues as the deadliest infectious cause of deaths globally, a new study has shown that artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscopes can help fill critical screening gaps, especially in hard-to-reach areas.
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Family Takes Body Home In A Pushcart After Hospital Said No To Ambulance
A 35-year-old woman battling tuberculosis died at the Badshah Khan Civil Hospital here, and her family said that they were forced to carry her body home on a motorised pushcart for nearly 12 kilometres.
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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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Tuberculosis Bacteria Are Mutating, Turning Antibiotic Resistant: IIT Bombay Study
The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the world's most infectious disease Tuberculosis (TB), can survive antibiotic treatment and live longer by changing their outer fat coating, according to a new study.
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Tuberculosis Cases In India Drop By 21%, Almost Double The Rate Of Decline Globally
In a significant development, TB incidence (new cases emerging each year) in India has been reduced by 21 per cent from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh population in 2024, according to the government.
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Higher Dose of This Antibiotic Can Help In Tuberculosis Recovery: Study
A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB) -- may be safe, and its use can potentially lead to recurrence-free survival in patients with pulmonary TB, according to a recent study by ICMR.
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This State Is First To Implement Tuberculosis Death Prediction Model
Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to implement a model which predicts the probability of deaths among adults with Tuberculosis and has integrated it with the existing state-wide application TB SeWA, which triages them at diagnosis.
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AIIMS Expansion, Lower TB And Maternal Deaths: J.P. Nadda Highlights Major Advances In Public Healthcare
Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the government has made sustained efforts to expand healthcare infrastructure, strengthen medical education and improve access to quality healthcare, said Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda.
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AI Can Improve Early Disease Detection, Enable Timely Care, Says Health Tech Expert
Qure.ai's AI-powered medical imaging solutions are transforming healthcare by improving early detection of tuberculosis, lung cancer, cardiology, and oncology conditions.
-
Tuberculosis: Short 6-Month Oral Treatment Plan Proves Affordable In India
Shorter, six month and alloral treatment regimens for multidrugresistant and rifampicinresistant tuberculosis (MDR/RRTB) are costeffective and deliver better health outcomes than longer regimens.
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AI-Enabled Stethoscopes Show Promise In Improving Health Screenings
As tuberculosis (TB) continues as the deadliest infectious cause of deaths globally, a new study has shown that artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscopes can help fill critical screening gaps, especially in hard-to-reach areas.
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Family Takes Body Home In A Pushcart After Hospital Said No To Ambulance
A 35-year-old woman battling tuberculosis died at the Badshah Khan Civil Hospital here, and her family said that they were forced to carry her body home on a motorised pushcart for nearly 12 kilometres.
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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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Tuberculosis Bacteria Are Mutating, Turning Antibiotic Resistant: IIT Bombay Study
The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the world's most infectious disease Tuberculosis (TB), can survive antibiotic treatment and live longer by changing their outer fat coating, according to a new study.
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Tuberculosis Cases In India Drop By 21%, Almost Double The Rate Of Decline Globally
In a significant development, TB incidence (new cases emerging each year) in India has been reduced by 21 per cent from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to 187 per lakh population in 2024, according to the government.
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Higher Dose of This Antibiotic Can Help In Tuberculosis Recovery: Study
A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB) -- may be safe, and its use can potentially lead to recurrence-free survival in patients with pulmonary TB, according to a recent study by ICMR.
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This State Is First To Implement Tuberculosis Death Prediction Model
Tamil Nadu has become the first state in the country to implement a model which predicts the probability of deaths among adults with Tuberculosis and has integrated it with the existing state-wide application TB SeWA, which triages them at diagnosis.
