Delhi teen undergoes surgery after PUBG addiction leads to spinal damageA teenager underwent critical surgery in Delhi due to a severe spinal deformity and partial paralysis caused by excessive PUBG gaming. Spen...
01 May, 2025, 07.31 PM IST
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...
05 Apr, 2025, 01.17 AM IST
Kansas sees surge in tuberculosis cases, expert says ‘largest documented outbreak’ in US historyKansas is experiencing its largest tuberculosis outbreak, with 67 active cases reported across Wyandotte and Johnson counties, sparking con...
28 Jan, 2025, 01.13 AM IST
Victorian disease that killed millions makes a comeback. Know about its symptoms, treatment, revival in UKThis disease was once a scourge and it killed an estimated four million people between 1851 and 1910. Now, it can be cured with antibiotics...
21 Dec, 2023, 10.11 PM IST
World TB Day: Once regarded as a death sentence, tuberculosis is mostly curable today; six red flags to watch out forMen, the elderly are more vulnerable to TB.
24 Mar, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Victorian disease Gout torments UK, NHS shares concern. See all you may want to know about ailmentA severe Victorian disease, Gout, has been troubling the residents of the UK for sometime. Over 1.5 million Brits have been affected by the...
21 Sep, 2022, 09.27 PM IST
Tuberculosis impacts your eyes, brain & skin. Here’s how to detect the ailment and manage itCommon symptoms of TB include fever, convulsions, weakness, and confusion.
24 Mar, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
Not just coughing, research suggests tuberculosis bacteria can spread via breathing as wellLike Covid, people can carry tuberculosis without showing symptoms.
21 Oct, 2021, 04.39 PM IST
Long Covid may not be as fatal as acute COVID-19 but can worsen existing ailments, say expertsThe criteria to objectively define long-COVID is still evolving, but WHO recently described it as a post-COVID-19 condition in individuals ...
17 Oct, 2021, 12.12 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: TB is curable. Visit a doctor if you experience chest or joint pain, evening feverIndia alone accounts for one fourth of the global TB burden.
24 Mar, 2021, 11.07 AM IST
India is sitting on a healthcare time bomb, and no, it is not the coronavirusMore than a million children have missed crucial immunizations and hospital births have shown a sharp decline, indicating many women may ha...
11 Sep, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
World Tuberculosis Day: Disease causes infertility, only lungs are at serious danger, and other myths bustedTB is one of the most-misunderstood diseases with many misconceptions surrounding it.
24 Mar, 2020, 09.54 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman wants to eradicate TB by 2025: Know causes, symptoms & treatment of the diseaseTuberculosis is among one of the biggest risks in India, and kills 1.5 mn people every year.
01 Feb, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
Don't wait for the symptoms, new blood test can predict onset of TB six months in advanceThis test can help treat the disease better, and save countless lives.
20 Jan, 2020, 06.06 PM IST
Sanofi inks pact with Unitaid; to reduce TB drug Rifapentine price by 70%In a landmark development, global biopharmaceutical company Sanofi will lower the price of Rifapentine, a critically important drug used to...
31 Oct, 2019, 03.37 PM IST
Glaucoma medication may treat drug-resistant TBResearchers have discovered that ethoxzolamide actually turns off the tuberculosis' ability to invade the immune system.
24 Jul, 2015, 01.28 PM IST
- World Health Organisation signs joint statement with International Pharmaceutical Federation to curb tuberculosis
The joint statement was signed at the 71st World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2011, inaugurated by President Pratibha P...
04 Sep, 2011, 09.07 PM IST