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 ...

A CASE of the “world’s deadliest infectious disease” has been detected in an East Sussex primary school – prompting a reminder of symptoms to look out for. The UK Health ...

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 ...

BENGALURU: Health Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Tuesday announced the launch of a large-scale BCG (Bacille Calmette-Guerin) vaccination programme for adults across 16 districts in an effort to prevent ...

A supplemental Biologics License Application has been submitted to the FDA for Anktiva plus BCG in papillary NMIBC.

Known as the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine, it's typically given to babies and young children to protect them against getting TB. It involves injecting a weakened form of Mycobacterium ...

The TB vaccine in typically given to babies soon after they are born, making any adverse events more common among that group. Severe complications of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine for TB, ...

Mumbai: From Dec 2024, 16,000 adults in Mumbai have received the BCG vaccine—a shot traditionally administered to infants as protection against tuberculosis (TB)—with a majority of them ...

Article continues below While the BCG vaccine, developed more than a century ago, is still in use today, experts warn it offers limited protection, especially in the lung form of TB. The UK has ...

Finally, we found a statistically significant higher protective effect of the BCG vaccination if studies were conducted among household contacts instead of the general population, even after ...