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What is 'White Plague'? Why this disease - deadlier than COVID - is rising in the US; Nearly 1,000 cases reported in New York alone; Check symptoms and treatmentTuberculosis, historically known as the 'White Plague,' is experiencing a concerning resurgence globally and in the US, with cases rising s...- The impact of Trump's foreign aid cuts, one year onHumanitarian efforts to fight diseases such as HIV, malaria and tuberculosis in some of the world's poorest nations have been massively dis...
- Covid cases rise in India: Active caseloads hit 3,961, 4 more deaths; Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi worst affectedIndia sees a rise in active Covid-19 cases, reaching 3,961. Kerala, Maharashtra, and Delhi report the highest infections. Thirty-two Covid-...
- India logs 3,758 active Covid cases; Kerala tops list, 2 deaths reported in past 24 hoursIndia is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases, with active infections climbing to 3,758. Kerala remains the most affected state, followed b...
- USAID contracts cancelled: Donald Trump administration cuts funding for polio, HIV, malaria programmesThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) primarily funds humanitarian initiatives worldwide, supporting healthcare, e...
- 12 lakh excess deaths in Covid year, reveals report; govt says methodology flawedResearchers, including those from Oxford University, analyzed data from the National Family Health Survey 2019-21 and estimated that nearly...
- NHAI inks 5-year contract with HLL Lifecare to strengthen incident management systems; assist road accident victimsThe National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has partnered with HLL Lifecare, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Health a...
- Delhi sees two-fold rise in Covid deaths in AugustThe seven deaths takes the Capital's death toll for August alone to 32 - an over two-fold rise as against the last 10 days of July when 14 ...
- WHO says 4.7 million died of Covid in India in new report, Centre objectsNew estimates from the WHO show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the Covid-19 pandemic, described as "excess...
- Five facts about tuberculosis, a 40,000-year-old infection that continues to plague thousands across the globeHere are five things to know about an infection that has scourged the world for tens of thousands of years.
- Tuberculosis and cancer have higher mortality rates than Omicron. But, why do we fear the virus more?Dr. Habil Khorakiwala says there is a need to disassociate fears from the current pandemic.
- View: Covid should set the stage for India’s drive against more common and fatal diseasesThe emergence of multi-drug-resistant (MDR) TB strain is especially concerning, as it is resistant to the two most effective anti-TB drugs ...
- A 'Lancet' study says Covid-19 pandemic may lead to surge in HIV, malaria deaths; timely treatment can save livesCore services for HIV, TB, and malaria could largely mitigate the broader health impact of the pandemic.
- Timely lockdown, early detection and management of cases reasons for low COVID-19 fatality rate in India: GovernmentThe death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 and the number of cases climbed to 1, 45,380 in the country registering an increase of 146 dea...
- Machines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 casesNow, the ICMR has issued revised guidelines for TrueNat testing for COVID-1, saying the "TrueNat system is now a comprehensive assay for sc...
- 187 new COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, count 1,761; 17 deathsWith this the death toll due to COVID-19 in the state rose to 127. Out of the 1761 positive patients, 1146 are in Mumbai, followed by 228 f...
- ICMR approves use of diagnostic machine used for drug-resistant TB for COVID-19The ICMR has validated 'TruenatTM beta CoV test on TruelabTM workstation' and has recommended it as a screening test, the apex health resea...
- Bidi smoking cost India Rs 80,550 crore last year: StudyBidi -- a cheap cigarette made of unprocessed tobacco wrapped in leaves -- is very popular in India, accounting for 81 per cent of the toba...
- Heart attacks claim 80 lives per day in MumbaiA senior BMC official said heart-related deaths indicated the dominance of non-communicable diseases over communicable diseases in Mumbai.
- Two more prisoners die in MuzaffarnagarJailor of the district jail has confired that three prisoners died in separate incidents during the past three days.
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