New Delhi, Oct 8 (PTI) Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Thursday said that India is very close to achieving the goal of eliminating tuberculosis, as he launched the Joint Squad for Health (JOSH) ...

New research from Curtin University and The Kids Research Institute Australia mapping tuberculosis (TB) cases in Africa could help dramatically improve diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the ...

A new systematic review of fifteen studies finds that only 74.2 percent of drug-resistant tuberculosis patients in Cameroon ...

Measurement of calcium-dependent host immune proteins reveals distinct features that may inform point-of-care testing.

A South African study of 673 adults with diabetes found that symptom screening detected only about 22 percent of tuberculosis ...

Analysis of 84,128 people finds TB preventive treatment can offer long-term protection, particularly in lower-burden settings.

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ...

As the number of drug-resistant TB cases continues to rise, health officials are finding ways to treat less contagious patients at home, where family and community members work together to ensure that ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis (TB), is distinct from most germs in its capacity to silently infect individuals for months and even years before waking up and ...

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The World Health organisation estimates show heart disease has become India's leading cause of death, overtaking older ...