During medical school, I came across a professor who introduced me to research—up until that point, I was content with being ...

"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 ...

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

Dr Lennox Johnston, a Merseyside GP, took the train to London, intending to pluck ...

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

The treatment of TB involves a combination of several antibiotics. These are aimed at reducing the risk of transmission, ...

In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a ...

Dr K K Pandey Either during your childhood or at young age,you would have noticed a protruding swelling or solid tumour like ...

The infection spreads to the brain or spinal column.” Others “suffer a sudden, uncontrollable hemorrhage, leading to a quick ...

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

Many Indians are exposed to silica dust, but experts and patients lament the lack of information and health services related to silicosis. Sophie Cousins reports from West Bengal.

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...