A new study indicates resistance to shorter and less toxic drug regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular threat to global health. A study shows that resistance to the new MDR-TB ...

The Indian home ministry has instructed all states and UTs to screen prisoners and prison staff for tuberculosis as part of a ...

The new WHO-approved MDR-TB treatment BPaL(M) offers hope for tuberculosis patients but is already encountering resistance. A ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis, produces toxins and their antidotes to regulate its growth ...

In a letter to the states sent earlier this week, a senior official said since prisons ran the risk of becoming potential TB ...

“This tool, embedded into the electronic medical record system, could help reduce risks of health care-associated TB transmission, patient time in isolation precautions, and clinician time spent ...

The Union Home Ministry has asked all states and Union territories to organise screening camps to detect and curb spread of ...

A nationwide shortage of BCG vaccines in the country leaves Kenyan newborns vulnerable to TB, a disease with a high ...

The Home Ministry has directed all states and Union territories to set up screening camps in jails to detect and prevent the ...

The campaign focuses on reducing the risk of TB transmission in prisons, which are particularly vulnerable due to ...