The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests ...

ICMR highlighted the need for affordable and scalable innovations in active case finding among asymptomatic individuals ...

The National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) was able to notify 25.5 lakh and 26.07 lakh tuberculosis cases in 2023 and 2024 respectively — the highest ever — and is steadily progressing towards the ...

Union Minister of State for Health Anupriya Patel highlighted India’s progress in tuberculosis elimination, with record case notifications and new technological advancements. Strategies include new ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

Actually getting treatment is key: The World Health Organization (WHO) says that for two-thirds of TB patients who don't get ...

Highlighting India's achievements in tuberculosis control, the Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare revealed that while cases have increased, incidence and mortality rates have fallen ...

The new treatment regimen, recommended for patients aged three months to 16 years with non-severe drug-susceptible TB, is known as 2HRZE/2HR. It involves a two-month initial phase using four TB drugs, ...

March 18 is World Tuberculosis Day. Let’s do a quick overview of TB, and discuss the different types of TB, risk factors, ...

The system of finding, diagnosing and treating TB has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia since President Trump ordered the aid freeze.

"To effectively continue our goal of eliminating TB, consistent supply of essential first-line anti-tubercular drugs like Rifampicin is essential. During FY2023-24, India imported Rifampicin worth Rs ...

Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but the Kansas outbreak shows that the ancient disease is very much a ...