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Topic: Tuberculosis

India could soon find all its ‘missing million’ TB patients — highest-ever detection in 2019

Himani Chandna -
In 2019, the detection of TB cases in India reached its highest ever at 23.5 lakh patients, against an estimated 26.9 lakh cases.

Breast cancer detection gets a boost from Google and artificial intelligence

Sandhya Ramesh -
ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

TB cases down but India still has 27% of all global patients, tops WHO list

Himani Chandna -
WHO report says 10 million TB cases were reported globally in 2018. At 27%, India also had the highest number of multi-drug resistant TB cases.

New DNA test designed by Indian firm can detect drug-resistant TB nearly a month faster

Himani Chandna -
Bengaluru company says the new DNA test, Spit Seq, will also help doctors pick the right drugs for treatment.

Artificial intelligence system by IIT-Delhi researchers detects malaria, TB, cervical cancer in seconds

PTI -
The AI-based system that can help in detecting malaria, tuberculosis, intestinal parasite and cervical cancer in a few milliseconds.

India suffers loss of over Rs 2 lakh crore due to TB deaths every year: Lancet report

Himani Chandna -
Lancet report says 80 lakh lives could be saved in the next 30 years if the government actively engages with private healthcare providers.

New TB cases in India shot up by 16% in 2018 – but that’s not bad news

Himani Chandna -
Tuberculosis is a contagious disease caused by bacteria, identified by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide.

What Indian scientists achieved in 2018 beyond ISRO and its rocket launches

Dinesh C Sharma -
New and promising scientific technologies in fields ranging from nanotechnology to space weather made headlines this year.

Health ministry to use ‘wonder drug’ aggressively as it steps up war on TB

Himani Chandna -
Number of patients getting this drug to go up from 2,000 to 12,000 to help India eliminate TB by 2025.

Modi govt’s ambitious TB eradication scheme is stuck because it can’t locate patients

Himani Chandna -
Just 8 per cent of 28 lakh patients benefit from the direct benefit scheme as government also does not have bank account details.
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As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

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Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

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Economy

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

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In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Defence

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

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Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

National Interest

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

Shekhar Gupta -
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.

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