‘Game changer’ tuberculosis drug cures 9 in 10
A new treatment for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis can cure more than 90 percent of sufferers, according…
Tuberculosis
AIDS’ screening ordered for TB patients across Punjab
LAHORE: Punjab Health Department on Friday decided to conduct AIDS screening tests of tuberculosis patients across…
UN agrees global plan to battle TB ahead of first-ever summit
UNITED NATIONS: UN member-states have agreed on a global plan to step up the fight against tuberculosis, the…
UN summit on TB seeks to put spotlight on killer disease
It's the world's number one killer among infectious diseases, but tuberculosis has been eclipsed by HIV/AIDS as a…
Tuberculosis epidemic larger than previously thought, warns WHO
WASHINGTON: The tuberculosis epidemic is larger than previously thought, infecting 10.4 million people last year,…
WHO recommends new test, treatment plan for superbug strains of TB
The World Health Organization on Thursday recommended a speedier, cheaper treatment plan for patients with superbug…
Origins of AIDS virus strains traced to gorillas
WASHINGTON: Two of four strains of the virus that can cause AIDS come from gorillas in southwestern Cameroon, an…
Experts sound alarm as diabetes fuels cases of TB
LONDON: Cases of tuberculosis are set accelerate worldwide unless action is taken to curb diabetes, a chronic…