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Global fungal disease deaths doubled in a decade: Study
However, according to the study, of the deaths linked to fungal disease, around 68 per cent -- or 2.55 million were likely to have been directly...
New cancer therapy may help tackle tuberculosis
The therapy combines two molecules – one of which is already FDA-approved for use in cancer patients, and another that is being evaluated in Phase 1/2...
New single, rapid test can detect both HIV and TB
The new blood-based test, described in a new paper published in the journal Clinical Chemistry, can not only detect the two diseases but also measure...
Record 7.5 mn people globally diagnosed with TB in 2022: WHO
It underscored a significant worldwide recovery in the scale-up of TB diagnosis and treatment services in 2022
Whole genome sequencing could help in personalising TB therapy:
Complete treatment of TB patients is significant as being a transmissible disease, TB presents the risk of spreading and evolving into a...
Villivakkam PHC gets One-Stop Centre for TB treatment
The scheme was launched to reach the target of a TB-free Tamil Nadu. The PHC will have TB detection tests, medicines for treatment and first-aid kits...
World leaders commit to end tuberculosis by 2030 at UN high-level...
The Covid-19 pandemic reversed years of progress in the fight to end TB, placing on heavier burden on those affected, especially the most vulnerable,...
Nutrition support shown to prevent TB, related deaths in India: Lancet...
A monthly food basket with adequate protein alongside effective therapy has been found to reduce new tuberculosis cases by nearly half among family...