Beware of quacks

TB revealed

Now that science has "decoded" the TB bacterium, a cure seems possible

Russia ravaged

FRESH CASES OF TB

Nicotine against TB

In sight, but out of mind

WHO raises concerns about hazards posed by the 'not so talked about' diseases

Maltreatment

Premier health institutes are responsible for malarial deaths

Towards least resistance

New strategies to combat TB

2023 in a blink: Five of best books DTE reviewed and excerpted

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2023

A heavy burden

In 2016, over 95 per cent of TB deaths happened in low- and middle-income countries

TB diagnosis in two days

Quick diagnosis of active tuberculosis can check indiscriminate use of TB drugs

Peppered cure

Global health threat

Wake-up call: Book review

A Death Every Minute by Raman Kakar

A disease on the rise

Asthma is extremely low in India's healthcare policy framework, especially for the poor

Team work

Diagnosis in two hours

A rapid test for pulmonary tuberculosis makes detection more efficient

As told to Parliament (December 17, 2022): Over 10,000 cases of measles reported through December 12, says minister

 Maharashtra contributed the maximum to the burden, with 3,075 and 13 deaths

India’s progress in health outcomes dismal: UN report

The under-five mortality rate in the country still stands at 43 per 1,000 live births

Herb to the rescue

Everybody coughs in Kumaon

... but the government has done nothing to monitor the prevalence of tuberculosis in the area.

Genetically branded

TB bacterium unravelled

CURE FOR TB

FIGHTING TB