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

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

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

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

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March ...

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 ...

For example, the U.S. experienced shortages of one of the primary TB drugs between 2021 and 2023. Multidrug treatment is currently the only way to cure TB and stop its spread. Prior to the late ...

Poor treatment adherence remains a major obstacle in national tuberculosis programmes globally. Digital adherence technologies offer novel opportunities to monitor and address poor adherence. Research ...

“Eighty percent could actually be treated with much shorter regimen and possibly even fewer drugs. I think more of that differentiation will emerge in the next five years.” Previous treatment: ...