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Breaking the TB chain
July 24, 2025 6:51 am
ICMR’s push for TB diagnostic tests in primary healthcare centres could be crucial for early detection and treatment of infection
‘Target is to stop spread’: Screening camps at Delhi's urban slums strengthen fight against TB
July 21, 2025 2:24 am
The village head has lent his office space for a screening camp under the Delhi government’s TB programme for free for a month
India’s TB fight now has an X factor: AI-powered portable kit for early, fast detection
July 14, 2025 8:56 am
Quick screening helps identify undiagnosed TB cases within the patient’s family, enabling early treatment and preventing transmission
How a novel initiative helped Tamil Nadu bring down TB deaths in the state
July 12, 2025 10:12 am
The TB death rate in Dharmapuri went down from 12.5% to 7.8%, in Karur from 7.1% to 5.3%, and in Villupuram from 6.1% to 5.2%.
How Tamil Nadu reduced TB deaths by 20 per cent: Can this model be used in national programmes?
July 10, 2025 3:40 am
Health workers in the state record five key parameters for all TB patients, no lab tests required
How new technology can help India close in on TB
July 04, 2025 8:52 am
The experience of developing Covid vaccines demonstrates how global collaboration and strong public investment can significantly accelerate timelines — an approach that must now be applied to TB vaccine development
The doctors you won’t hear about on Doctor’s Day — because some specialisations are meant for ‘ladies’
July 03, 2025 5:47 pm
Branches with uncertain futures, those considered unconventional or ‘soft’, are routinely dismissed as ‘ladies’ branches. Fixed work hours, no night shifts, a steady, though not stellar, income — ideal for women balancing work and home
International meet urge govts to take bold steps to end tobacco use
June 28, 2025 9:21 pm
‘There is no such thing as a healthy tobacco product,’ says Professor Guy Marks, president of The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.
Love petting dogs and cats? Watch out for this microbe that causes cyst and mimics TB symptoms
June 28, 2025 1:40 am
Animals host a parasitic tapeworm that jumps to humans, explains doctor
Can tuberculosis be transmitted through kissing or sexual contact?
March 31, 2025 5:17 pm
While medical guidelines emphasise airborne transmission, the possibility of TB spreading through close physical contact remains a topic of curiosity.
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World Tuberculosis Day 2021: All you need to know about the infectious disease
March 24, 2021 10:31 am
World TB Day 2021: The theme of World TB Day 2021 - 'The Clock is Ticking' – conveys the sense that the world is running out of time to act on the commitments to end TB made by global leaders
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