This New Drug Could Help End the HIV Epidemic—but US Funding Cuts Are Killing Its Rollout
Lenacapavir, a twice yearly injection that prevents HIV transmission, was named the breakthrough medicine of 2024. But without US foreign aid dollars, its delivery to millions worldwide is under ...
New mRNA vaccine tested in mice has potential to help fight tuberculosis
A new vaccine that boosts immunity against tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to be effective in pioneering pre-clinical trials ...
Mathematical Model Soon For State TB Estimates To Target High-Burden Areas, Govt Tells Parliamentary Panel
According to the Global TB Report by WHO, India has seen a decline of 16 per cent in TB incidence (new cases emerging each ...
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SADC Set to Operationalise and Revolutionise Regional Healthcare Procurement With SADC Pooled Procurement Services (Spps) Business Plan [document]
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is poised to transform the way its Member States access essential medicines and health commodities through the launch of the development of SADC ...
How M. tuberculosis alters host cell death mechanisms to facilitate infection
Mammalian hosts coordinate various cell death pathways as part of the immune defense system against pathogens including ...
Novel antibiotic BTZ-043 can also target TB bacteria hiding in dead lung tissue
Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), and approximately 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease. Treatment ...
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Novel antibiotic BTZ-043 also reaches tuberculosis bacteria hiding in dead lung tissue
Around 1.5 million patients succumb to the disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). The novel ...