Tuberculosis

New, faster way to detect TB developed by IISc researchers

March 23, 2021

New, faster way to detect TB developed by IISc researchers

The new research was published in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal published by Oxford University Press, London in its latest edition.

January 13, 2021
TB in COVID-19 patients increases risk; doctors stress early detection

The COVID-19 fatality rate in the state has remained low at 0.5 per cent. But those with comorbid conditions like diabetes, cancer, and chronic respiratory illnesses are at a larger risk.
October 28, 2019
In most people TB is not a life-long infection: Study

It is because the infecting organism, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is likely dead, wiped out naturally by people's immune systems, a new study suggests.
August 19, 2019
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan says he is a TB survivor

The 76-year-old star, who has been associated with various health campaigns like Polio, Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis and diabetes, urged people to get tested and diagnosed.
August 04, 2019
Quarter of global population at tuberculosis risk

Tuberculosis, which is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, affects more than 10 million people every year.
June 14, 2019
New drug to fight multi-drug resistant TB in UP

Delamanid would be introduced in UP in the third quarter of the year, as per the central guidelines, according UP state health officials.
June 07, 2019
Master cell playing key role in immune against TB identified

Experiments showed that within five days after infection, ILC3 cells show up in the lungs, where they release chemical compounds that activate and attract other immune cells.