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A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling ...
TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more different medicines. In this Spotlight special briefing, we zoom in on what makes the ...
Tulane University researchers have developed a new handheld TB test that significantly improves detection in people with HIV, ...
Quick screening helps identify undiagnosed TB cases within the patient’s family, enabling early treatment and preventing ...
New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...
TB is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, but AI is enhancing our ability to detect it – especially in people and places that health systems often fail to reach.
A man from Peru who was one of roughly 40 federal immigration detainees held in an Alaska jail last month is now hospitalized with tuberculosis in Washington, his attorney said Wednesday. Word of the ...
The study followed 351 patients across four Korean hospitals who had received anti-tuberculosis treatment for more than six months. These individuals were monitored over 11 years (132 months) to ...
Differentiated TB care involves tailoring services to individual needs of patients. Researchers pitch it as a model that can ...
The TB death rate in Dharmapuri went down from 12.5% to 7.8%, in Karur from 7.1% to 5.3%, and in Villupuram from 6.1% to 5.2% ...
Tuberculosis remains a major health challenge in South Africa, but professional nurse Nhlanhla Mofokeng is determined to ...