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A faster and vastly more effective treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis is being rolled out in the Asia-Pacific region, raising hopes of a “new era”...
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It is known that people with type 2 diabetes are more likely to get TB and this may be because the BCG vaccine does...
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Call To Action urges G20 member countries and partners to mobilize adequate resources to close the TB funding gap and save lives.
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A report predicts that 6.3 million more people will become ill with tuberculosis and 1.4 million more people will die from tuberculosis by 2025,...
Life
“Molecular antibiotics” is a synonym for “tough science”. They’re new to medical science, and they’ve taken a while to get going. This new breakthrough...
Tech & Science
Detecting tuberculosis is not straightforward and detection involves a combination of skin and sputum tests, supported by chest X-rays. For accurate detection, symptoms need...
Tech & Science
The development comes from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (Singapore), where scientists have demonstrated that the antioxidant called epigallocatechin gallate can inhibit the growth of...
Tech & Science
Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 killers in the world affecting 10 million people annually. Of those 10 million, 3.6 million were “missing...
World
A pharmaceutical multinational on Thursday slashed the price of a key anti-tuberculosis drug boosting the battle against the world’s deadliest infectious disease, as a...
World
The world can eradicate tuberculosis by 2045 if the fight against the killer disease is properly funded, an international team of experts said Wednesday....