The treatment of TB involves a combination of several antibiotics. These are aimed at reducing the risk of transmission, ...

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

We found a high burden of TB disease in children living with MDR-TB patients both at the time that the patient began MDR-TB treatment and during the first year thereafter. This finding is not ...

The international community will celebrate World Tuberculosis Day on Monday, 24 March this year. The theme for 2025 is “Yes!

The new treatment regimen, recommended for patients aged three months to 16 years with non-severe drug-susceptible TB, is known as 2HRZE/2HR. It involves a two-month initial phase using four TB drugs, ...

Chest X-rays are used to identify lung abnormalities, while sputum tests may be conducted for older children to detect TB bacteria. A thorough clinical evaluation, including a detailed medical history ...

CHILDREN who have tuberculosis (TB) can be treated faster over the course of four months, according to new national guidelines adopted by the Department of Health (DOH) based on the recommendation ...

Alaska Moravian Church members recently set fire to remnants of the historic orphanage and boarding school near Kwethluk, ...

(TB drugs for children are complex and require a doctor’s supervision.) But she’s out of money to get back to the Modore home. She has worn herself out walking to the homes of other patients ...

Recipients of US aid around the world were left reeling when stop-work orders were issued and funding frozen following Donald ...