In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests ...

Shortages of manpower and low expenditure made the implementation of NTEP deficient in the State of Andhra Pradesh, making ...

The infection spreads to the brain or spinal column.” Others “suffer a sudden, uncontrollable hemorrhage, leading to a quick ...

There was no testing, no diagnoses, no treatment. What happens when TB treatment stops? Drug resistant strains develop. TB is a major contributor to the growing antimicrobial resistance problem. Drug ...

The funding cuts were particularly "devastating" because 2024 was the "best year ever" for the fight against TB, Ditiu added.

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

There is no disagreement that foreign aid makes a difference; more resources are needed, not less. An estimated US$22 billion ...