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BCG: how a century-old vaccine is being used against everything from cancer to autoimmune diseases

In March 2020, as the UK was preparing to go into lockdown, two new trials were posted on the clinicaltrials.gov database. The researchers were proposing that BCG, an old vaccine against tuberculosis (TB), should be tested for its protective effect against COVID.

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Rare genetic disease may protect Ashkenazi Jews against tuberculosis – new study

Tuberculosis, humanity’s greatest infectious killer, is caused by bacteria that usually affect the lungs but can also affect many other organs in the body. In 2021, around 10.6 million people worldwide fell ill with tuberculosis (TB) and 1.6 million people died from the disease.

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Davos 2023: Climate change leads to more malaria, tuberculosis up in a recession

Climate change is increasing malaria infections, the executive director of the world's biggest health fund said in Davos on Monday.

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Emily Brontë's death needs to be radically reimagined – an expert explains

Novelist Charlotte Brontë was devastated when her sister Emily died from tuberculosis on December 19, 1848.

The Conversation

TB is once again the deadliest disease in Africa - what went wrong

Effective tuberculosis (TB) treatment has been available for the past 60 years. But TB remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. It ranks above HIV and AIDS and others. This is partly because of the impact of HIV co-infection among TB patients in places like Africa…

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Less and late: UK gives $1 billion to global disease fight

The British government said on Monday it would contribute 1 billion pounds ($1.18 billion) to the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, more than six weeks after other countries made their commitments.

Reuters

Audit reveals Torres Strait clinicians face deadly dilemma in PNG spillover of tuberculosis cases

Inconsistent Queensland health policies have contributed to children dying from tuberculosis in the Torres Strait, an audit has found.

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Dying too young: focus on communicable diseases takes toll in South Africa’s slums

Diseases such as strokes and diabetes now cause most deaths in South Africa but the health system is still focused on tuberculosis and HIV

The Guardian - UK

Scottish university develops AI technology to spot lung diseases

A SCOTTISH university has developed technology it has said could be key in helping to ease the winter pressures on hospitals.

The National (Scotland)

Disease spotting AI ‘could be key to cutting hospital pressures’

The University of the West of Scotland said a tool developed by researchers at the institution could detect lung diseases in a matter of minutes.

The Independent UK

DNA detectives 'unearth' identity of mystery long-dead vampire with unusual burial

John Barber, reburied so he couldn't feed on the living, suffered from tuberculosis which causes sweating, weight loss, swollen neck and coughing up blood

Daily Mirror

Man wakes from coma with incredible new art skills he never had before brush with death

Moe Hunter, 38, has left doctors baffled after developing amazing new art skills since awaking from a coma that he entered while suffering from meningitis and tuberculosis

Daily Mirror

Tuberculosis, a forgotten disease still endemic in South Africa's Cape Town

Zanyiwe Mavebenwane, from Cape Town in South Africa, hasn’t seen her eldest daughter in two months. It’s the fifth time she has had tuberculosis, and is receiving long-term care in hospital. The unemployed mother of five runs a soup kitchen a few times a week and is taking care of…

Radio France Internationale

Global tuberculosis cases increase for the first time in 20 years

Campaigners say diagnoses of TB – ‘the quintessential disease of poverty’ – have risen because of ‘neglect’ and lack of funding

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Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years

The number of people with tuberculosis rose for the first time in years, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The Independent UK

WHO: Tuberculosis cases rise for the first time in years

The World Health Organization says the number of people infected with tuberculosis, including the kind resistant to drugs, rose globally for the first time in years in 2021

Tribune News Service

Commentary: Washington is neglecting a key national security threat

At the Global Fund Seventh Replenishment Conference last month, President Joe Biden pledged $6 billion in U.S. funding to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, and strengthen health systems worldwide. The announcement is a welcome sign of the administration’s continued interest in global health as attention to the COVID-19 pandemic wanes.…

Daily Mirror

UK's shortest serving prime ministers ranked as Liz Truss in danger of topping them all

The current holder of the dubious honour is George Canning, who was in office for just 119 days before dying of tuberculosis - but Truss has a long way to go to pass him

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Pledge aid or deprive Commonwealth’s poorest in diseases fight, UK warned

Latest advances to curb Aids, tuberculosis and malaria are beyond reach without funding, says Global Fund’s executive director

The Hindu

Fighting tuberculosis | A survivor’s story

Tuberculosis treatment takes a physical, mental and emotional toll. Drugs and treatment should be made free, and awareness created about a possible misdiagnosis

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New tuberculosis vaccine possible in five years as researchers say vaccine effectiveness waning

A systemic approach from Australian researchers may result in a new TB vaccine reaching a human trial stage within five years.

The Hindu

Adopting 5k patients under PM TB Mukt Bharat scheme, says Union Minister Kapil Patil

“The adoption is for six months and the cost would be ₹600 per patient per month.”

The Hindu

Mortality higher among COVID patients with chronic kidney, liver diseases, malignancy and tuberculosis: report

Previous studies have already indicated that diabetes mellitus and advanced age contribute to a higher percentage of mortality

The Hindu

India must fine-tune its strategy to eliminate Tuberculosis

India’s tuberculosis crisis is a global problem, and requires a multi-faceted approach that puts the affected person’s needs at the heart of policy-making

Daily Record

The 13 Victorian diseases that are making a comeback - including gout, scurvy and rickets

Diseases which many may assume are in the past are making a comeback, which is why it is important to be able to spot potential warning signs.

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