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New research on TB could change how we treat inflammatory disorders
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Tuberculosis is a perplexing disease. It is the largest cause of mortality from infectious disease worldwide, however, it is believed that such deaths account for just around 5 per cent of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infections. Antibiotics can be credited with saving the lives of some
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"We are going to see more outbreaks like monkeypox or zika virus in coming
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Chairman of the Institute of Internal Medicine Respiratory and Sleep Medicine at Medanta and Former AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria on Thursday stated that India is one of the high-burden countries as far as tuberculosis is concerned and a lot of measures have been taken in the private and
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Fractal Welcomes Janaki Akella as New Independent Director
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 20: Fractal (www.fractal.ai), a global provider of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics solutions to Fortune® 500 companies, today announced the appointment of Janaki Akella as an independent director to its board of directors.
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Study finds strains of tuberculosis that are most infectious
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to a recent study evaluating how various strains migrate across mixed populations in cosmopolitan cities, the chances of an exposed person becoming infected with TB vary depending on whether the human and the bacterium share a hometown.
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Soumya Swaminathan appointed as Principle Advisor at health ministry for N
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Prof. Swaminathan was the former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organization and has also served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) previously.
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Expert committee approves Bharat Biotech International's proposal to condu
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The Subject Expert Committee (SEC) under the Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved vaccine major Bharat Biotech International's proposal to conduct the Phase II clinical trial of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (Live Attenuated) Vaccine to assess the safety and immunogen
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Absence of full drug-susceptibility data for TB patients can result in amp
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
HaystackAnalytics, partnered with Dr DY Patil Medical College, Pune, conducted a study shedding new light on TB dynamics in India.
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TB treatment success rate rose to 86.9 pc until Dec 2023, highest in 9 yea
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The Government of India under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is striving to eliminate TB from the country by 2025, five years ahead of the 2030 timeline for the achievement of global sustainable development goals related to TB.
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TB mortality rate in South-East Asia rose 8.6 per cent in 2021: WHO
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The tuberculosis mortality rate in the Southeast Asia region saw a rise of 8.6 per cent in 2021 as compared to 2015, according to an official release from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Parasitic worm infection in TB patients makes lung disease more severe, fi
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The study done by the National Institute of Health (NIH) ICER in collaboration with M Vishwanathan Diabetic Research Centre ( MVDRC) in Chennai on the impact of worm infections on pulmonary tuberculosis severity and treatment found that parasitic worms in patients with pulmonary tuberculo
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Bharat Biotech begins clinical trials of TB vaccine 'MTBVAC' on adults in
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
As per Bharat Biotech, MTBVAC is the first vaccine against Tuberculosis derived from a human source by the Spanish biopharmaceutical company, Biofabri.
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World TB Day: Stay protected with Tuberculosis Cover on Bajaj Markets
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 23: Get the Tuberculosis Cover offered by Aditya Birla Health Insurance on Bajaj Markets, a leading digital financial marketplace. This pocket insurance plan offers coverage for Tuberculosis (TB) related expenses at an affordable premium of Rs. 99, providing
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