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Hello again. Today, at The Kable, we’re wrapping up this week with a heightened focus on tuberculosis since today is World TB Day.

On this occasion, we can celebrate the end of a monopoly on drug-resistant TB drug Bedaquiline in India come July, as the country’s patent office denied Johnson & Johnson’s application for a patent extension until 2027.