Puducherry has become the first in the country to screen tuberculosis (TB) patients under the Family Adoption Programme, or FAP, which entails MBBS students adopting families to monitor their health ...

A new nanozyme-powered TB test improves detection in people with HIV, offering rapid, electricity-free diagnosis via a beetle-inspired chip.

Tulane University researchers developed a beetle-inspired TB test that enhances accuracy and speed for HIV patients in low-resource settings. Read more.

A new handheld tuberculosis testing device significantly improves the detection of HIV, a common co-infection which can prevent TB from being detected by traditional tests. Powered by a beetle ...

Health experts across the world scramble to save TB projects after US aid cuts and warn decades of progress could be rolled back.

Desperate struggle to save endangered programmes is being replicated from the Philippines to South Africa as experts warn that US.aid cuts risk reviving a deadly infectious disease.

Innovative TB screening model in India integrates medical education with public health, enhancing early detection and community engagement.

What is a TB test? What is a PPD test? Forms of testing for TB vary depending on what stage of the disease a person is in. The three main stages of the disease are primary (exposure), latent ...

Screening for both active and dormant tuberculosis (TB) infections simultaneously could enhance detection and improve outcomes.

A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening, proposed by a team of researchers led by Queen Mary University of London, provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not ...

Breakthrough approach for TB screening could significantly improve detection A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening, proposed by a team of researchers led by Dominik Zenner (WIPH), provides a ...

New Delhi: Tools like AI-driven handheld X-rays were used across various states to screen vulnerable persons for tuberculosis (TB) under the 100-day intensified ' TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan ...