Tag: TB
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Ireland’s TB Care Centre at Full Capacity as Demand Surges: Urgent Action Needed
Overview: A Care Centre Bracing Under a Rising Burden The TB care centre at St James’ Hospital in Dublin is facing an unprecedented challenge as demand for tuberculosis diagnostics and treatment rises. Hospital officials have described the facility as operating at full capacity, with the number of emergency reviews doubling from 2023 to 2024. The…
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How HIV/AIDS Research Transformed Global Health: From Immunology to Cancer Therapies and Beyond
HIV Research as a Catalyst for Broad Scientific Advances Four decades of U.S.-funded HIV/AIDS research have done more than extend lives affected by the virus. In a recent Nature Medicine commentary, scientists emphasize that the pursuit of HIV prevention, treatment, and cure has become a powerful engine for understanding human biology and developing therapies for…
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WHO Unveils Tuberculosis and Undernutrition Guidelines: Key Recommendations for Integrated Care
New WHO Guidelines Aim to Integrate Nutrition with Tuberculosis Care The World Health Organization (WHO) has released fresh recommendations as part of its consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB), highlighting nutrition as a central determinant of TB outcomes. The update aligns with WHO’s End TB Strategy, underscoring that improving nutrition and reducing food insecurity can enhance…
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Breakthrough: WHO Updates TB Treatment Guidelines Fueled by Mangaluru Doctors
Global shift in TB care: nutrition takes center stage The World Health Organization has revised its consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) management, marking a decisive shift from a treatment model centered almost exclusively on pharmacology to a broader, nutrition-inclusive approach. The October update emphasizes that nutrition is a core component of TB care, recognizing that…
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Breakthrough: WHO updates TB treatment guidelines; Mangaluru doctor couple paves the way
Breakthrough Moment: WHO Elevates Nutrition as a Core TB Care Component The World Health Organization has released a landmark update to its consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) treatment and undernutrition. For the first time at this scale, nutrition is positioned not as a supplementary aid but as an integral element of effective TB care. This…
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Breakthrough in TB Care: WHO Embraces Nutrition, Fueled by Mangaluru Doctors
WHO Updates TB Guidelines: Nutrition Becomes a Core Component The World Health Organization (WHO) has released updated consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis (TB) care, marking a historic shift in how the disease is treated globally. For the first time in recent memory, nutrition is not a secondary consideration but a central pillar of TB management. This…
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Targeted Steroid Use Shows Promise Against TB
Targeted Steroid Use in TB: A Potential Complement to Antimicrobial Therapy Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people each year. A recent study published in Scientific Reports explores a promising strategy: targeted use of steroids as an adjunct to standard antimicrobial therapy. The goal is not to replace antibiotics…
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Targeted Steroid Use Shows Promise Against Tuberculosis (TB)
Targeted Steroid Use in Tuberculosis: A New Complement to Antimicrobial Therapy Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people each year. A new study published in Scientific Reports explores how a targeted steroid approach could enhance immune defense while curbing damaging inflammation. The findings point to a nuanced role for…
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Targeted steroid use may boost macrophage defenses to fight TB
New insights into how dexamethasone could aid TB treatment Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually and causing around 1.25 million deaths each year. Amid ongoing efforts to curb TB, researchers at Trinity College Dublin, based at St James’s Hospital in Dublin, are revisiting the role of steroids…
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Targeted steroid use may offer a universal complementary treatment to fight TB
Overview: A new angle on TB treatment Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a major global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually with about 1.25 million deaths each year. While steroids such as dexamethasone are already used in selected TB cases, the precise impact of these drugs on immune cells has remained unclear.…