The Tribune2d
ICMR testing BCG vaccine for tuberculosis
The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist ...
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Kenya's BCG vaccine crisis could spark surge in newborn TB cases
Jane Akinyi (right) holding her baby while a medic adminster a Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine(BCG) vaccine at Forest Dispensary in Nakuru on January 28,2019.Most of the hospitals in the ...
Medscape5d
BCG Vaccination and Leprosy Protection: Review of Current Evidence and Status of BCG in Leprosy Control
The bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine, initially developed to provide protection against TB, also protects against leprosy; and the magnitude of this effect varies. Previous meta-analyses ...
Business Insider2d
MBB explained: How hard it is to get hired and what it's like to work for the prestigious strategy consulting firms, McKinsey, Bain, and BCG
Boston Consulting Group Related stories BCG had a global revenue of about $12 billion in 2023. BCG is led by Christoph Schweizer, who has served as CEO since 2021, and Rich Lesser, the Global ...
pharmaphorum10d
Could the BCG vaccine provide a cheap way of reversing type 1 diabetes?
Academic researchers in Massachusetts believe the standard BCG (bacillus Calmette-Guérin) vaccine could have a remarkable second use: a treatment to reverse advanced type 1 diabetes. The cause of ...
nation29d
Crisis over shortage of children’s crucial BCG vaccine
Health experts have raised an alarm over the severe shortage of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), the life-saving childhood vaccine that has been out of stock in government stores and hospitals for over ...
Daily29d
BCG vaccine protects against long COVID development, finds study
A new study published in the Journal of Internal Medicine showed that it may be possible to prevent the formation of protracted COVID-19 by administering the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination ...
“History Cool Kids”: 91 Interesting Pictures From The Past
History books can only cover so much, and most of us haven’t cracked one open since we were in college. But if you want to ...
pharmaphorum3d
GSK’s TB vaccine makes a big step forward towards licensing
A phase 2b trial has found that the vaccine has an overall protective efficacy of 50% three years after immunisation, an advance on the current BCG vaccine which is not very effective and ...
Daily Mail9d
Common drugs like ibuprofen and antibiotics may reduce the risk of dementia, study suggests
Previous work has suggested that the BCG vaccine, which protects against tuberculosis, could also have a protective effect against Alzheimer's disease. Antipsychotics, antihypertensives ...
Time29d
Scientists Are Racing to Develop a New Bird Flu Vaccine
Fortunately, that hasn’t occurred yet, but health officials aren’t waiting around. Work on a vaccine is underway to protect the public in the event of a pandemic, and earlier this year ...