Health Ministry approves introduction of new shorter, more efficacious treatment regimen for drug-resistant TB in India

Sep 06, 2024

The BPaLM regimen is a novel treatment for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) under its National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP) as a highly effective and shorter...

Parasitic worm infection in TB patients makes lung disease more severe, finds study

Mar 28, 2024

The study done by the National Institute of Health (NIH) ICER in collaboration with M Vishwanathan Diabetic Research Centre ( MVDRC) in Chennai on...

Tuberculosis treatment duration to be reduced soon as ICMR-NIRT initiate research

Jul 04, 2022

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 4 : With an aim to reduce the Tuberculosis burden in the country and eliminate the disease by 2025,...

World TB Day: Stay protected with Tuberculosis Cover on Bajaj Markets

Mar 23, 2024

Pune (Maharashtra) [India], March 23: Get the Tuberculosis Cover offered by Aditya Birla Health Insurance on Bajaj Markets, a leading digital financial marketplace. This...

Arunachal Pradesh Governor B D Mishra two TB patients; will bear their treatment expenses

Sep 13, 2022

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 13 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brigadier (retd.) BD Mishra has adopted two tuberculosis (TB) patients of the state and...

UP CM Yogi directs officials to expedite TB screening, testing

Aug 06, 2023

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued instructions for providing immediate treatment to tuberculosis patients and containment of the infection upon confirmation of...