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1 Indian Dies Of Tuberculosis Every Minute, No One Is Immune, Says Expert Zarir Udwadia
New Delhi: About 8,000 patients pass through Dr Zarir F Udwadia’s busy clinic every year. The patients who are usually referred to him by colleagues from different parts of the country are difficult cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). An expert in drug-resistant tuberculosis and interstitial lung disease (ILD), Dr Udwadia is curr...
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9 Women Survivors On What Living With Tuberculosis Means
From being snubbed, misdiagnosed, repeatedly diagnosed and asked to stay quiet, these nine women had a hard time swallowing the harsh realities that came their way along with tuberculosis. After braving all odds to defeat TB, these women have dared to come out in open, to tell their tales of triumph over the disease and what it means to be living w...
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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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I Ran A Marathon To Defeat TB, This Is My Story
I was just another 20-year old lad – determined, ambitious and working hard to find my place in the rat race. I was training to be a doctor, working the entire day then finishing my internship in the hospital and then studying in my spare time. I was also a fitness freak and gym was my go-to place during lunch time. My life had a purpose and it w...
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Indian Woman With Tuberculosis Sets Off Scare in 3 US States
An Indian woman with a rare deadly form of tuberculosis has created a health scare in three US states where authorities are tracking down hundreds of people who may have been in her contact during her visit.
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1 Indian Dies Of Tuberculosis Every Minute, No One Is Immune, Says Expert Zarir Udwadia
New Delhi: About 8,000 patients pass through Dr Zarir F Udwadia’s busy clinic every year. The patients who are usually referred to him by colleagues from different parts of the country are difficult cases of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). An expert in drug-resistant tuberculosis and interstitial lung disease (ILD), Dr Udwadia is curr...
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9 Women Survivors On What Living With Tuberculosis Means
From being snubbed, misdiagnosed, repeatedly diagnosed and asked to stay quiet, these nine women had a hard time swallowing the harsh realities that came their way along with tuberculosis. After braving all odds to defeat TB, these women have dared to come out in open, to tell their tales of triumph over the disease and what it means to be living w...
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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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I Ran A Marathon To Defeat TB, This Is My Story
I was just another 20-year old lad – determined, ambitious and working hard to find my place in the rat race. I was training to be a doctor, working the entire day then finishing my internship in the hospital and then studying in my spare time. I was also a fitness freak and gym was my go-to place during lunch time. My life had a purpose and it w...
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Indian Woman With Tuberculosis Sets Off Scare in 3 US States
An Indian woman with a rare deadly form of tuberculosis has created a health scare in three US states where authorities are tracking down hundreds of people who may have been in her contact during her visit.
