Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is a known cause of meningoencephalitis, typically in immunocompromised inpatients. We report a ...

A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria.

I write about health and U.K. health policy. Although it's often thought of as a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still found widely around the world, killing around 1.25 million people annually.

ISABEL. STEVE. PEOPLE IN THE U.S. ARE GENERALLY CONSIDERED AT LOW RISK FOR TUBERCULOSIS, BUT HEALTH OFFICIALS IN KANSAS ARE REPORTING 67 CONFIRMED CASES RELATED TO THIS OUTBREAK. THAT’S THE ...

The number of tuberculosis cases linked to an outbreak in the Kansas City area continues to swell, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The outbreak, which began a year ...

No, you probably didn’t get tuberculosis at Sunday’s Chiefs game. A yearlong outbreak of the bacterial disease in the Kansas City metropolitan area has raised concerns about spread locally and ...

Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's Digest. Getty An outbreak of the respiratory disease tuberculosis in Kansas is the largest in the state — and some are saying it’s ...

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has become the largest documented on record in the United States. As of Jan. 24, 2025, there have been 67 active cases reported in Wyandotte County ...

A wave of tuberculosis cases hitting the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area has caused dozens of illnesses and at least two deaths, according to the state health department. Cases related to the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in the Kansas City area is now the "largest documented outbreak in U.S. history," Kansas health officials said Monday. The Kansas Department ...