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 ...

Lancaster, Pennsylvania After surviving more than a decade in a Tanzanian refugee camp where learning was limited, Riziki Elisha, 11, wanted nothing more than to attend the elementary school just a ...

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

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 ...

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

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

This is the goal of the new national guidelines for the treatment of non-severe forms of TB in children, adopted by the Department of Health (DOH) based on recommendations from the World Health ...

The world's only TB vaccine protects young infants and children but dates back to Prohibition. National Institutes of Health ...

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