Page 5 - Tuberculosis

How shame of contagion keeps alive romantic notions of how the Brontës died

Branwell, Emily, and Anne all died from various forms of tuberculosis between September 1848 and May 1849

To eliminate TB, India first needs to improve its private healthcare sector

The private sector handles an estimated two-thirds of India's 2.74 million new TB cases--the highest TB burden in the world

How Kerala is engaging with private healthcare sector to fight tuberculosis

The relationship between the public and private healthcare systems in India is tenuous

How a community group is supporting Kerala TB patients at no cost to govt

Here's how the Pathanamthitta blueprint holds a solution to India's struggle against drug-resistant TB

How once 'backward' Idukki is helping India eradicate tuberculosis

IndiaSpend is tracking Kerala's ambitious plans to reduce the number of TB cases to 2020 by 2020

'Latent' tuberculosis? It is really not that common, experts find

Drug-resistant TB remains a crisis, the WHO reported, and just three countries - India, China and Russia - account for almost half the cases

New blood test can detect tuberculosis 2 years in advance, find scientists

Researchers developed blood test that measures expression levels of four genes that can more accurately predict development of TB

TB is no longer the disease of the poor; steps to manage and contain it

Worse, it is antibiotic resistant; get yourself tested if you think you have the disease; start treatment immediately, self-quarantine for 2-3 weeks

Scientists to soon develop an effective tuberculosis vaccine

Tuberculosis (TB) kills more people than any other infection

Over 114 nations pledge to eradicate tuberculosis by 2030, says WHO

Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 53 million lives since 2000

Japan's Otsuka aims to apply for TB drug approval in India

India accounts for about a quarter of the world's TB cases

Govt to expand access to Johnson & Johnson's TB drug this year

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's top tuberculosis fighter said the government will expand access to Johnson & Johnson's breakthrough TB drug this year, but health experts warn much more needs to be done to eliminate the superbug by 2025.

Why India should use private pharmacies in its war on Tuberculosis

Around 30% of cases referred by pharmacists in turned out to be sputum-positive for TB: IPA

Why India should use private pharmacies in its war on Tuberculosis

Nearly 2.2 million - or around 50% - TB patients in India seek treatment in the private sector

Tuberculosis elimination plan: Doctors, patients to get monetary benefits

TB is India's 'severest' health crisis and kills an estimated 1,400 people a day

Want to end TB? Diagnose and treat all forms of the disease

TB today are both preventable and treatable

Centre to soon finalise strategy to end tuberculosis in India by 2025

India has the highest number of TB cases in the world

Govt to finalise strategic plan for tuberculosis eradication in a month

Funds allocated for the National Health Mission will be used for implementing this strategy

TB elimination by 2025: Jaitley's target needs 95% drop in new cases

By comparison, India reduced TB cases by 22% between 2005 and 2015

TB control plan targets 79% fewer cases by 2025, seeks 4 times more money

It is seeking four times more funding to achieve the target