@srmishra319 @mumbaimirror covers our study of patients with interstitial lung diseases @HospitalHinduja 1/n

@richapintoi @AshwiniBhide @tajmahalfoxtrot @amitvarma @ProfJDChalmers @ProfHurst @ShivAroor @AnantBhan @Artha__Global @RPrasad12 @bhavinj.

We also need to pay more attention to the green cover of the city, a depletion of which is likely to bring birds and humans in closer proximity. I thank our students, Dr.Sanjitha Munish, Dr.Aniket Gawas, Dr.A Gautam, and my colleague, @MitraSut.

The move to stop feeding pigeons/ closing kabutarkhanas will hopefully restore the balance in the pigeon population,which seems to have increased over the years, possibly aided by access to easy food. 4/n.

It was once called "bird fancier's disease", and reported as early as 1965 among people who had pet birds. 3/n.

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) was the commonest pattern of ILD reported; 77% patients with this pattern reported close exposure to pigeons. Pulmonologists in the city have observed a trend of increasing patients with HP over the years 2/n.

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While significant strides have been made, a consolidation of efforts will be needed to eliminate TB in India. . @johngreen @AnantBhan @SATB1231 @Artha__Global @tabassum_b @ProfHurst @spkalantri @dranuragb @dr_madhavib @BBCIndia @BBCWorld

RT @theliverdr: Dear CM saheb, the so-called health minister, Mr. Vishwajit Rane must tender and unconditional apology to Dr. Rudresh Kutti….

Thank you @IndrajitGupta @FoundingF for an enlightening, engaging and thought-provoking evening with the legend @UKS_Mrudangam , Ishaan Ghosh and @ShivShivakumar .@franzinac

RT @RijoMJohn: My piece in @the_hindu today dispels one of the key arguments the tobacco industry in India (& elsewhere) makes about cigare….

Seeing patients with COVID after a long period of quiescence. Are other physicians noticing a similar trend?.

RT @ProfJDChalmers: In case you don't know- what is bronchiectasis?.A common chronic lung condition that affects 1 in 200 people. 1500 peop….

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RT @d_s_thakur: @KnKsnKarn @Preddy85 Also, Dr Pinto, a noted pulmonologist had raised this very issue👇 last year. No one seems be bothered….

RT @eshanwithabeard: TL;DR:. India wants to end TB in 2025, relying on a last-minute BCG revaccination study at an unprecedented scale, but….

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Thanks @dwnews for covering #WorldTBDay and including me in a diverse set of views. The goal is to eradicate TB.Thankfully, the science is universally accepted,the political will is evident.Acceleration is the need of the hour.

RT @nandita_venky: Watch this @France24_en @FRANCE24 video on India's battle against TB featuring me, @lancelot_pinto and Dr Camilla Rodrig….

Dr.Camilla Rodrigues and I @thehindu on the mission to eradicate TB from India @doctorsoumya @RPrasad12 @AnantBhan @spkalantri @dr_madhavib @dranuragb @Artha__Global @paimadhu @ProfJDChalmers @ProfHurst #WorldTBDay2025.