The disease is widespread in poorer countries but an outbreak in global north nations signals a crack in public health systems.
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The World Health Organization estimates more than a million people died from tuberculosis ...
In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.
Latent tuberculosis infection-positivity is common among patients with systemic vasculitis and is associated with BD and smoking history.
IC31 did not reduce the risk of recurrent disease in individuals who completed treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis.
Delhi’s 100-day tuberculosis (TB) awareness and screening campaign, launched in December 2024, has mobilised schools, ...
The system of finding, diagnosing and treating TB has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia since President Trump ordered the aid freeze.
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests ...
Widespread screening for subclinical TB using X-ray machines to diagnose and treat asymptomatic cases early in Kerala.
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...
Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...