Development of Tuberculosis Vaccine ‘Mtbvac’ Expected by 2028: Global Director of Operations at IAVI Highlights Urgent Need

Development of Tuberculosis Vaccine ‘Mtbvac’ Expected by 2028: Global Director of Operations at IAVI Highlights Urgent Need

The tuberculosis vaccine “is possible” and, furthermore, “very necessary”, given that the disease “is not controlled.” One of them, called Mtbvac, could be available in 2028. This was stated this Thursday by the global director of Operations at IAVI, the Spanish Ana Céspedes, in an interview with Servimedia in which she reviewed some of the … Read more

Vietnam Takes Action to Finance TB Testing and Treatments with Medical Insurance Cover

Vietnam Takes Action to Finance TB Testing and Treatments with Medical Insurance Cover

Photo : VNA Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on Monday, April 8 in Hanoi urged the Ministry of Health, in coordination with Vietnam Social Insurance and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, to seek plans to finance the costs of TB testing and cover all TB patients with medical … Read more

U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade, CDC Report Finds

U.S. Tuberculosis Cases Reach Highest Level in a Decade, CDC Report Finds

Highest Number of Tuberculosis Cases Reported in the US in a Decade Highest Number of Tuberculosis Cases Reported in the US in a Decade Health Image description By Best Editor Published March 29, 2024, 10:22 a.m. ET Overview The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the United States reached its highest level in a decade, … Read more

Spain Ranks 2nd in the European Union for Best Application of Children’s Vaccination Calendar: Expert Review

Spain Ranks 2nd in the European Union for Best Application of Children’s Vaccination Calendar: Expert Review

A recent work published in the journal Expert Review of Vaccines places Spain as the second country within the European Union with best application of your children’s calendar. The work, carried out by a group of European vaccinologists, including a member of the Spanish Association of VaccinologyrIt selects all vaccines included in children’s calendars, recommended … Read more

Coughing as a Sign of Tuberculosis: Symptoms, Transmission, and Prevention – Expert Advice

Coughing as a Sign of Tuberculosis: Symptoms, Transmission, and Prevention – Expert Advice

Doctors say coughing is a sign of tuberculosis (TB) which usually lasts more than two weeks and produces phlegm. (illustration) REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA — Pulmonary specialist at the National Brain Center Hospital, Prof. Dr. Mahar Mardjono Jakarta, Dr. Windi Novariani Dwiastiti, Sp P, reminded that coughing, a sign of tuberculosis (TB), usually lasts more than two … Read more

Old Tuberculosis Vaccine Offers Potential for Broader Virus Defense, Including COVID-19, Study Finds

Old Tuberculosis Vaccine Offers Potential for Broader Virus Defense, Including COVID-19, Study Finds

Groundbreaking Study Reveals Potential of Old Tuberculosis Vaccine for Broader Virus Defense | News Website Groundbreaking Study Reveals Potential of Old Tuberculosis Vaccine for Broader Virus Defense Unprecedented Findings Woo Researchers Researchers at a prestigious Canadian health institute have made a stunning advancement in our understanding of respiratory immune responses, shedding new light on the … Read more

Efforts to Accelerate Tuberculosis Case Discovery in Tangerang City, Banten, Indonesia

Efforts to Accelerate Tuberculosis Case Discovery in Tangerang City, Banten, Indonesia

KOMPAS/PRIYOMBODO X-ray results of one of the residents in the Active Case Finding TB activity at the Larangan District office, Tangerang City, Banten, Thursday (5/1/2023). This screening activity is an effort to accelerate the discovery of TB cases in the community early considering that TB is an infectious disease. JAKARTA, KOMPAS — Tuberculosis is still … Read more

Understanding the Meaning of Sputum Colors: What Your Phlegm Is Telling You About Your Health

Understanding the Meaning of Sputum Colors: What Your Phlegm Is Telling You About Your Health

Doctors say that the color of sputum can determine the health status of the body. (Schematic diagram/pixabay) Phlegm is the secretion of the human respiratory tract. It can keep the respiratory tract moist and absorb dust, bacteria and other microorganisms to be expelled from the body. According to common sense, usually healthy people have no … Read more

Top 10 Positive News Stories of 2023: Hopeful Approach for the Future

Top 10 Positive News Stories of 2023: Hopeful Approach for the Future

More than 21,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 and the Israeli Government of Benjamin Netanyahu responded with a daily bombing campaign against the Strip. The war in Ukraine is entrenched and is advancing inexorably towards its second anniversary. In Sudan, nearly seven million people have been forced to … Read more