New Delhi: Tuberculosis, a bacterium infection that affects the lungs, is a major public health problem in India, with an estimated 21.4 lakh TB cases reported in 2021, 18 per cent higher than in 2020 ...

While likely years away from widespread use, a test for TB that relies on a simple tongue swab instead of a person having to cough up sputum is showing promise. Spotlight takes stock of how the test ...

A simple tongue swab test can detect tuberculosis (TB) by using a smart genetic detection technique known as CRISPR test. The expanded form of CRISPR is Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short ...