The researchers developed and confirmed a blood test that measures the expression levels of four genes can more accurately predict the development of TB in patients with high-risk of this ailment.

The Union Health Ministry has asked clinical establishments to tuberculosis (TB) cases. It is for the first time that doctors, hospital authorities, chemists and druggists may have to face legal action for not notifying tuberculosis (TB) cases. They may even face a jail term as per IPC sections.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday set deadline of 2025 to free India from tuberculosis (TB), five years ahead of the global deadline set by World Health Organisation (WHO).

Researchers have found that an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system can reduce the spread of tuberculosis in India by helping public health programmes better locate, and treat, people living with infectious diseases.

Vitamin C can be very beneficial for the human body as it immunes us from several diseases. In a recent study, the scientists have claimed that TB drugs become more effective if they get Vitamin C boost in our body.

India tops the list of seven nations, accounting for 64 per cent of the 10.4 million new tuberculosis (TB) cases worldwide in 2016, said a Global TB Report 2017, released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday.

An NGO has released a report claiming that nothing less than 18 per cent Mumbaikars lose their lives due to TB (tuberculosis).