Aug 13, 2024 08:00 AM IST Pune reports 4,416 TB cases with 47% being Extra-Pulmonary TB (EPTB). Experts cite improved diagnostics and rising awareness as key factors in increased EPTB detection. According to health experts, Pune city has reported a rising trend of Extra-Pulmonary TB (EPTB) cases. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) this year has …
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health concern, affecting millions of individuals worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO)’s global TB report for 2019, approximately 10 million individuals worldwide were diagnosed with tuberculosis that year. Specifically concerning India, WHO estimates indicate that around 2.7 million people developed TB in 2017, with over 400,000 TB-related deaths …
The district has witnessed 71,657 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the last six years with 2,923 people losing their lives to the disease, as per the data provided by the district tuberculosis officer. District TB officer Ashish Chawla said awareness of the disease is crucial. (Getty image) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} District TB officer Ashish …
Updated Mar 17, 2024, 02:13 PM IST Contrary to common belief, over 80 percent of tuberculosis (TB) patients lack one of the disease’s hallmark symptoms—a persistent cough. This study sheds new light on TB diagnosis and highlights potential challenges in identifying cases promptly. Read on to know signs, symptoms and preventive measures for TB. Tuberculosis …
New Delhi: Scientists have developed a new artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict treatment outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) patients, an advance that may lead to personalised treatments for bacterial disease. The study, published in the journal iScience, analysed multimodal data including diverse biomedical data from clinical tests, genomics, medical imaging and drug prescriptions from TB …
The city has earned the unfortunate distinction of having the highest tuberculosis (TB) rate in the country for the year 2023, reporting a staggering 475 cases per 100,000 people. Responding to this critical situation, the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in Sector 32 is taking proactive measures. It is poised to introduce an exclusive …
There has been a continuous effort to wrestle the weight of tuberculosis (TB) in Chandigarh. Despite the ongoing endeavors to control the infectious disease in the country, it has reached the highest incidence rates in Chandigarh and the fourth-highest incidence rate in Haryana. Between 2020 and 2023, Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, and Chandigarh saw an …
Eight months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the pan-India rollout of a shorter TB Preventive Treatment (TPT) in March 2023 called the 3HP — once-weekly isoniazid-rifapentine for 12 weeks — States are yet to receive the 3HP combination drug from the Central TB Division. Tamil Nadu and Kerala have already begun using 3HP for TB preventive treatment …
An estimated 10.6 million people developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2022. A majority of those — 7.5 million people — were diagnosed with the airborne lung disease for the first time. This is significant because once you’ve had TB, you are more likely to get it again. The World Health Organization said this was the highest …
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