Read Madhu’s latest opinion piece “Let’s Worry About Diagnostic Capacity, Not Just During Outbreaks” published in Forbes.
Lateral flow LAM testing’s slow implementation – Blog post from Emily MacLean
Read Emily’s blog post “Lateral flow LAM testing for TB in PLHIV – why the slow implementation?” published in Nature Microbiology.
Perspective on field visits – Opinion piece from Emily MacLean
Read Emily’s piece “It’s not about you: perspectives from initial site visits in Karnataka, India” published in McGill Perspectives on Global Health, about her time at two tertiary hospitals in India.
Trickle down model for global health technologies – Blog post
Check out Madhu’s latest blog post “Global Health Technologies: Time To Re-Think The ‘Trickle Down’ Model” published in Forbes.
New systematic review from our team
Read the latest paper from Danielle, Tripti, Paulami, Amrita, Madhu and colleagues “User experience and patient satisfaction with tuberculosis care in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review” published in the Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases.
LAM country uptake survey – new paper from the team
Read the latest paper from Diane, Emily, Mikashmi, Madhu and colleagues on “Adoption and uptake of the lateral flow urine LAM test in countries with high tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS burden: current landscape and barriers” published in Gates Open Research.
McGill TB Centre & Global Health Programs Travel Awards – Spring competition
The Spring Travel Award competition is now open. Trainees (students and postdoctoral fellows) in the fields of tuberculosis and other mycobacterial research can apply for travel support (including registration fees) to present their own research at national and international scientific meetings and/or conferences. Apply now! Deadline is March 4.
Isoniazid-resistant TB – new paper from Giorgia Sulis and Madhukar Pai
Read Giorgia and Madhu’s latest perspective piece “Isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis: A problem we can no longer ignore” published in PLoS Medicine.
TB case fatality in India – New paper
Read Sophie and colleagues’ latest paper “Tuberculosis case fatality in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis” published in BMJ Global Health.
New paper from Maddee Nash
You can read Maddee’s thesis publication in Nature Scientific Reports “Deep learning, computer-aided radiography reading for tuberculosis: a diagnostic accuracy study from a tertiary hospital in India“. A big thanks to Tripti, Sophie and other colleagues for their contribution.