World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...
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MIT Scientists Unravel Tuberculosis' Airborne Survival Secrets: New Treatment Targets Identified
Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.
Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone
With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl ...
Health Officials Puzzle Over the Resurgence of Tuberculosis in Kansas
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...
From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health
Debates over tuberculosis reporting began in the late 19th century, when the bacterial infection was reframed not as a disease of the elite but of the urban poor. New York City was the first in the ...
Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission, study reveals
Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...
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The Fight Against TB Was Frozen in Time, Until Now. See Its Future
Tuberculosis has stalked humanity for as nearly as long as we've been on earth. In this article, we take a look at how UCSF ...
Person in Manchester diagnosed with tuberculosis, health officials say
A person in Manchester has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, New Hampshire health officials said Thursday. The person was ...
Federal research cuts could worsen infectious disease toll worldwide, expert warns
Russell Vance is an immunology professor, infectious disease researcher, and the director of UC Berkeley's Cancer Research ...