Study explains why treatments for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases raise TB risk
Researchers have found how a protein produced by immune cells and used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases raises the risk of tuberculosis (TB).
Researchers have found how a protein produced by immune cells and used to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases raises the risk of tuberculosis (TB).
A conference ‘CNS Tuberculosis: Challenges and Solutions’ organised by a team of highly-experienced doctors in Delhi was attended by medical experts from across India.
The District Health Department has implemented an ACF campaign in all three blocks of district Kinnaur to achieve TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan.
A total of 75 lakh TB patients have benefitted from the direct bank transfer (DBT) of Rs 2000 crore sent to their accounts since the scheme was announced by the Central government in 2018, said Prime Minister Modi.
Tuberculosis (TB), commonly known to impact the lungs, can also affect a woman's reproductive health. However, timely intervention can improve treatment outcomes and help women to conceive, health experts said on Wednesday.
The writer is a physician, medical anthropologist, and op-ed columnist at the Philippine Daily Inquirer, a member of the Asia News Network.
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India topped the list of countries across the world with the highest number of people infected with TB, an estimated 27 lakh patients with and 4.1 lakh died of the disease in 2017.
WHO has declared TB a global health emergency. India topped the list of countries across the world with the highest number of people infected with tuberculosis. An estimated 27 lakh patients were diagnosed and 4.1 lakh died of the disease in 2017.
