100-day TB elimination campaign far from achieving main objective
TB elimination campaign screens high-risk individuals using chest X-rays, but faces limitations in detection and reach.
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AI empowered Portable Handheld X-ray machine boost TB diagnosis
To eliminate Tuberculosis (TB) from the Siddharth Nagar district and other districts in Uttar Pradesh, AI enabled Handheld ...
Kerala Health dept. to extend screening for subclinical TB to all districts
Widespread screening for subclinical TB using X-ray machines to diagnose and treat asymptomatic cases early in Kerala.
An Ancient Disease Has Reappeared in The US. This Could Be Why.
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ...
Trying to avert a TB outbreak, Vanderburgh County plans new clinic
Trying to keep a resurgence of tuberculosis cases from exploding into an outbreak, the Vanderburgh County Health Department plans to open a new clinic.
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AI-equipped X-ray machine installed at Qatar Hospital
An AI-powered automatic machine for TB diagnosis, the Cat 4 Integrated AI X-ray machine, has been installed at the hospital.
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Funding cuts jeopardise global fight against tuberculosis, WHO warns
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are ...