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mRNA vaccine tech can be helpful in preventing deadly diseases: Report

mRNA vaccine tech can be helpful in preventing deadly diseases: Report

Unlike other vaccine technologies, mRNA enables rapid production and adaptability for evolving targets. While these vaccines require ultra-cold storage, modifying this would make it even more desirable

24 April,2024 05:29 PM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Mumbai: BEST emerges as safe haven for some TB patients when medicines run out

Mumbai: BEST emerges as safe haven for some TB patients when medicines run out

BEST has ensured patients get vital medicines while the rest of the country has struggled with TB drug shortages

05 April,2024 05:51 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
TB cases surge, delayed diagnoses lead to rapid transmission in the community

TB cases surge, delayed diagnoses lead to rapid transmission in the community

The socioeconomic impacts of the pandemic have exacerbated existing disparities in TB care access and outcomes. Disruptions in vaccination campaigns have also contributed to the rise in TB cases post-pandemic

25 March,2024 04:32 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai: Worries of impending med shortage sparks ahead of TB day

Mumbai: Worries of impending med shortage sparks ahead of TB day

Survivors and activists are concerned over a possible drug scarcity as the city gears up for significant medication requisitions.

21 March,2024 11:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
Tuberculosis diagnosis must go beyond persistent cough: Lancet study

Tuberculosis diagnosis must go beyond persistent cough: Lancet study

The infection is predominantly transmitted by coughing, but probably also through simply breathing, said researchers from the Amsterdam University Medical Center (UMC) in the Netherlands

13 March,2024 10:13 AM IST | London | IANS
Mumbai: Govandi’s health post remains shut due to financial crunch

Mumbai: Govandi’s health post remains shut due to financial crunch

Lack of funds to procure a fire compliance licence led to shut down

26 February,2024 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
India witnesses reduction in tuberculosis cases by 16 per cent since 2015

India witnesses reduction in tuberculosis cases by 16 per cent since 2015

Tuberculosis has been a global health problem for decades. After two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the world saw a reduction in TB incidence by 8.7 per cent while India was able to demonstrate a reduction of 16 per cent

09 February,2024 07:39 AM IST | New Delhi | IANS
Mumbai: 27 ASHAs hospitalised during protest march

Mumbai: 27 ASHAs hospitalised during protest march

They go door-to-door to educate the masses on basic nutrition, government health services, and to look after the health of pregnant women

09 February,2024 07:19 AM IST | Mumbai | Eshan Kalyanikar
Nutritional acquired immunodeficiency is driving TB pandemic: Study

Nutritional acquired immunodeficiency is driving TB pandemic: Study

TB is the leading infectious killer worldwide, with 10.6 million cases and 1.6 million deaths in 2021 alone

16 January,2024 08:24 PM IST | New York | IANS
Global fungal disease deaths doubled in a decade: Study

Global fungal disease deaths doubled in a decade: Study

Though fungal disease has multiple causes, the updated mortality figures nevertheless dwarf deaths from other single pathogens, killing six times more people than malaria, and almost three times as many than tuberculosis

15 January,2024 07:56 AM IST | London | IANS

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