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India's healthcare transformed in 12 years under PM Modi: ReportIndia's healthcare sector has seen a major transformation over the last 12 years. Health insurance coverage has expanded significantly. Mat...
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'No fever or weight loss': Hyderabad doctor reveals how a 55-year-old's 'back pain' turned out to be a deadly diseaseA 55-year-old man's persistent mid-back pain, initially dismissed by doctors, was finally diagnosed as spinal tuberculosis. Crucial clues l...
Study highlights 'catastrophic costs' incurred by tuberculosis patients worldwideDespite many countries offering free treatment, tuberculosis patients still face significant costs. Hospitalisation and income loss are maj...
IIT Mandi startup develops AI-based solution to detect respiratory, genetic disordersDectrocel Healthcare has developed a platform in which digital and analogue chest X-Ray images and pictures of children are uploaded and, i...
UK study tests if BCG tuberculosis vaccine protects against coronavirusBacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, used to protect against tuberculosis, induces a broad innate immune-system response and has been sh...
World Health Organisation publishes its first essential diagnostics listThe step was taken to address the problem of people's inability to access diagnostic services, thus failing to receive the correct treatmen...
- KMC seeks corporate support for TB-Free Kolkata mission
An appeal was made to corporate houses to invest in the anti-TB cause as the disease is inextricably linked with poverty.
Indigenous diagnostic tool for TB likely in a year: ICMRICMR is focused on research for better treatment strategies and diagnostics and is also working to speed up rapid diagnostics for TB, Swami...
In India, 1,300 people die of cancer every dayWith more than 1,300 persons succumbing to cancer every day, it has become one of the major causes of death occurring in India, followed by...
2.1 million cases of tuberculosis in India annuallyHealth MInister J.P. Nadda said that the vast majority of the population infected with the bacteria have "latent TB infection rather than T...
Tuberculosis rate going down, but not fast enough to meet WHO target"Community support groups/NGOs can be effectively used to create awareness and both WHO and government of India should pursue these collabo...
Quick evaluation key to fighting TB in India: StudyApproximately 8.6 million people worldwide develop active TB each year. Twenty-five per cent of all diagnosed TB patients are in India.
Government to tax tobacco more to reduce consumptionUnion health minister Harsh Vardhan is for levying increased taxes on tobacco and tobacco-related products to discourage its consumption.
New mobile device diagnoses AIDS in just an hourGene-Radar works by taking a drop of blood, saliva, or other bodily fluid and placing it on a nanochip that is then put into the device.
Instead of flying sick babus abroad, hone up our own healthcare systemBureaucrats who cannot procure tuberculosis drugs fast enough to prevent a stock-out want no expense spared when it comes to taking care of...
HIV tests every 5 years can save millions of lives in IndiaProviding universal HIV testing for India's billion-plus population every five years can save millions of lives.
- Asia gets its first Bio Safety Level-4 facility
Biovet has launched Asia's first Bio Safety Level-4 (BSL-4) manufacturing facility, specifically designed to enable product development and...
- Maneesh buys Smyle for Rs 53 cr
In a bid to strengthen its presence in India’s OTC pharmaceutical mkt, Mumbai-based Maneesh Pharmaceuticals has acquired Kopran’s brand Smy...
- India Inc losing working days due to staff sickness: Study
An ICRIER study reveals that absenteeism was mainly due to diseases like influenza and malaria, followed by lifestyle diseases like diabete...