Canada is offering more than a billion dollars to settle a class-action lawsuit seeking damages for mistreatment of former patients in federal “Indian hospitals ... 100,000 Indigenous survivors of the ...

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This is the basis of other important questions such as how TB spreads in a person, when they access healthcare and how they are treated. And, depending on the kind of TB, the patient experiences ...

This day’s significance also lies in the discovery of bacterium that causes TB by Dr. Robert Koch in 1882. His discovery opened the way for diagnosing and curing this disease.

The damage TB leaves behind is lifelong. "Many think TB ends when treatment does. But for survivors like me ... identify potential patients and help them with the treatment course.

Shillong, In an unprecedented initiative, the Meghalaya government has "adopted" the approximately 4,500 tuberculosis patients in the ... vocational training to TB survivors so that they can ...

The 32-year-old from Meghalaya's East Khasi Hills district, who lost a lung to the ailment and is coping with its impact, has gone from being a tuberculosis survivor to a TB champion and is ...

“If you ever meet someone with tuberculosis, act with kindness. Instead of judgement, encourage them to complete their treatment,” actor, filmmaker and TB survivor Suhasini Maniratnam said at ...

Kalaburagi: Dr Farooq Ahmad Manoor of Manur Hospital, Kalaburagi, has taken responsibility for 250 tuberculosis patients by providing them nutrition support, contributing to the TB-Mukt India ...

Virginia Allen was just 16 years old when she joined the nursing staff at Sea View Hospital in New York City, a facility that opened specifically to address the millions dying of tuberculosis ...

EPTB patients are generally not infectious unless they also develop pulmonary TB, but if left undiagnosed mortality rates can be high. Another challenge is incorrect diagnosis, doctors said.

Through peer support groups and patient forums, survivors can challenge discrimination, promote early diagnosis, and foster an environment where TB is discussed without fear or shame. Personal ...