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AI To Help Detect Tuberculosis Based On Cough Sounds: Google
In a bid to fight the rising burden of tuberculosis (TB) in India, Indian startup Salcit Technologies is exploring to use of Google's Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) model to enhance early detection of TB based on cough sounds, Google said.
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Video: US President Joe Biden Appears Lost On Stage After Address, Internet Shocked
US President Joe Biden was addressing an event organised to raise funds to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
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Global Fund Raises $14.25 Billion To End AIDS, TB And Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria raised $14.25 billion Wednesday at a donor conference led by US President Joe Biden, as decades of progress against the diseases are set back by Covid.
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Davos Booster For $18 Billion Fund To Combat AIDS, TB, Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced its first pledge from the private sector on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, in Davos
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Covid Has "Devastating" Impact On Fight Against HIV, Tuberculosis: Report
The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.
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"If Not Now, When?": Pandemic Investigator Urges Reforms
Panel member Michel Kazatchkine, a French diplomat and former director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, called for immediate action to ensure the world must never again face a "catastrophe" like the Covid-19 crisis.
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World TB Day: Fight Against Tuberculosis Begins With Awareness; Know The Symptoms
World TB Day is observed on 24 March every year to spread awareness about this infectious disease. To mark this day, here are the symptoms of this disease.
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Coronavirus Puts Global Fight Against Tuberculosis At Risk: WHO
The novel coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse progress towards eliminating tuberculosis, until now the top infectious disease killer globally, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
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Tamil Nadu Nod To Study BCG Vaccine Efficacy In Elderly In COVID Fight
Sanction has been accorded to a trial by the Indian Council of Medical Research's tuberculosis institute in Chennai to study the efficacy of BCG vaccine in the elderly in the fight against COVID-19, the government said on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus: BCG Vaccine Gives Hope In Coronavirus Fight? What Co-Author Of Study Says
BCG, a tuberculosis vaccine that millions in India are giving in childhood, may be the new hope in the fight against coronavirus, which has killed more than 80,000 across the world. A new report indicates that the mortality rate is much less in persons who have been vaccinated with BCG.
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World TB Day 2020: From Early Detection To Healthy Diet, Here Are Few Steps That Can Help You Fight Tuberculosis Effectively
World TB Day 2020: As per best estimate, globally 10 million people developed TB out of which 27 % were from India. As per estimate, there were new 27,90,000 cases in India in 2016 alone.
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Green Tea May Be Beneficial In Dealing With Tuberculosis (TB); Says Study
A natural antioxidant that is found in large quantities in green tea, could fight the tuberculosis bacteria. The compound called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) may interfere with the growth of a tuberculosis-causing bacteria strain.
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Aspirin Can Aid In Fight Against Tuberculosis: Study
India has the world's highest burden of TB, with 27 per cent of all global cases and over 30 per cent of all deaths worldwide.
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India’s Fight Against TB: Why We Are Failing
Tuberculosis or TB is a global health crisis that affects an estimated 9.6 million people in the world. 2.8 million of those affected are Indians, making India the TB capital of the world. The disease continues to spread at an alarming rate in the country, making it an epidemic. TB brings suffering, devastation, poverty, debt and death, often to th...
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They Survived TB. Here Are Their Stories
With the highest tuberculosis burden in the world, India is the capital of the global TB crisis. The patients of tuberculosis need more than just medicines. They need acceptance and care. With this common understanding in mind, a group of TB survivors got together to form a community that works towards making TB care more accessible and patient-cen...
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AI To Help Detect Tuberculosis Based On Cough Sounds: Google
In a bid to fight the rising burden of tuberculosis (TB) in India, Indian startup Salcit Technologies is exploring to use of Google's Health Acoustic Representations (HeAR) model to enhance early detection of TB based on cough sounds, Google said.
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Video: US President Joe Biden Appears Lost On Stage After Address, Internet Shocked
US President Joe Biden was addressing an event organised to raise funds to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
-
Global Fund Raises $14.25 Billion To End AIDS, TB And Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria raised $14.25 billion Wednesday at a donor conference led by US President Joe Biden, as decades of progress against the diseases are set back by Covid.
-
Davos Booster For $18 Billion Fund To Combat AIDS, TB, Malaria
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced its first pledge from the private sector on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, in Davos
-
Covid Has "Devastating" Impact On Fight Against HIV, Tuberculosis: Report
The Covid-19 pandemic had a "devastating" impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis and malaria in 2020, according to a report released by the Global Fund on Wednesday.
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"If Not Now, When?": Pandemic Investigator Urges Reforms
Panel member Michel Kazatchkine, a French diplomat and former director of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, called for immediate action to ensure the world must never again face a "catastrophe" like the Covid-19 crisis.
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World TB Day: Fight Against Tuberculosis Begins With Awareness; Know The Symptoms
World TB Day is observed on 24 March every year to spread awareness about this infectious disease. To mark this day, here are the symptoms of this disease.
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Coronavirus Puts Global Fight Against Tuberculosis At Risk: WHO
The novel coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse progress towards eliminating tuberculosis, until now the top infectious disease killer globally, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday.
-
Tamil Nadu Nod To Study BCG Vaccine Efficacy In Elderly In COVID Fight
Sanction has been accorded to a trial by the Indian Council of Medical Research's tuberculosis institute in Chennai to study the efficacy of BCG vaccine in the elderly in the fight against COVID-19, the government said on Wednesday.
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Coronavirus: BCG Vaccine Gives Hope In Coronavirus Fight? What Co-Author Of Study Says
BCG, a tuberculosis vaccine that millions in India are giving in childhood, may be the new hope in the fight against coronavirus, which has killed more than 80,000 across the world. A new report indicates that the mortality rate is much less in persons who have been vaccinated with BCG.
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World TB Day 2020: From Early Detection To Healthy Diet, Here Are Few Steps That Can Help You Fight Tuberculosis Effectively
World TB Day 2020: As per best estimate, globally 10 million people developed TB out of which 27 % were from India. As per estimate, there were new 27,90,000 cases in India in 2016 alone.
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Green Tea May Be Beneficial In Dealing With Tuberculosis (TB); Says Study
A natural antioxidant that is found in large quantities in green tea, could fight the tuberculosis bacteria. The compound called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) may interfere with the growth of a tuberculosis-causing bacteria strain.
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Aspirin Can Aid In Fight Against Tuberculosis: Study
India has the world's highest burden of TB, with 27 per cent of all global cases and over 30 per cent of all deaths worldwide.
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India’s Fight Against TB: Why We Are Failing
Tuberculosis or TB is a global health crisis that affects an estimated 9.6 million people in the world. 2.8 million of those affected are Indians, making India the TB capital of the world. The disease continues to spread at an alarming rate in the country, making it an epidemic. TB brings suffering, devastation, poverty, debt and death, often to th...
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They Survived TB. Here Are Their Stories
With the highest tuberculosis burden in the world, India is the capital of the global TB crisis. The patients of tuberculosis need more than just medicines. They need acceptance and care. With this common understanding in mind, a group of TB survivors got together to form a community that works towards making TB care more accessible and patient-cen...
