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TB: Tuberculosis returns as top infectious disease killer

Tuberculosis (TB) replaced COVID-19 to become the top cause for infectious disease-related deaths in 2023, according to a World Health Organization report published on...

UAE among world’s top countries with low tuberculosis rates

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has emphasised the UAE's outstanding achievement of having low rates of tuberculosis globally. This accomplishment is attributed to...

Australian doctors, nurses to be given TB vaccine to fight off coronavirus

The vaccine has the ability to 'train' the immune system to respond more strongly to infection.

Tuberculosis treatment for developing countries to cost $1,040

A newly approved three-drug treatment for tuberculosis will be available in 150 countries including India and South Africa, priced at $1,040 for a complete regimen

Tuberculosis rates down in most children, but still high in some groups

The number of children and teens in the US diagnosed with tuberculosis has decreased by nearly half, according to a new study.

Newly approved TB regimen drastically cuts treatment time

The three-drug regimen consists of bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid – collectively known as the BPaL regimen.

Govt committed to eradicate tuberculosis from country: Health Minister Kiani

Aamer Mehmood Kiani said the government had been focusing on TB, which was the largest killer amongst infectious diseases in Pakistan.

‘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 to a trial hailed as a "game changer" in the fight against the global killer.

AIDS’ screening ordered for TB patients across Punjab

LAHORE: Punjab Health Department on Friday decided to conduct AIDS screening tests of tuberculosis patients across the province, ARY News reported. Punjab Health Minister Dr....

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 world's number one killer among infectious...

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 focus of global attention and donor...

Tuberculosis epidemic larger than previously thought, warns WHO

WASHINGTON: The tuberculosis epidemic is larger than previously thought, infecting 10.4 million people last year, while research into vaccines and cures is "severely underfunded,"...

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 forms of tuberculosis (TB) - a change that should help cure thousands of the killer disease.

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 international team of scientists reported in studies published Monday in the United States.

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 condition that weakens the immune system and triples the risk a person will develop the lung disease, health experts warned on Wednesday.
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