Day. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) TB is an infectious disease caused by a type of bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB most commonly affects the lungs, when it is called ...

A woman in Ireland was mistakenly given the wrong vaccine, resulting in a severe abscess and whole-body infection that ...

By Gift BritonEvery year on March 24, the world commemorates Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise awareness about this infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. TB is one of the oldest ...

A Kent nurse who said her mysterious symptoms turned out to be tuberculosis (TB) ended up becoming a patient in the hospital ...

“This current rate of increase will soon see the UK lose its WHO low incidence status of 10 per 100,000 population.” A test for TB in the lungs is a visa requirement for people coming to the UK for ...

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent problems facing humanity, but it’s been decades since we last developed a new ...

In March 2025, BioVersys announced that the first patient has been dosed in a pulmonary TB Phase 2 clinical trial, evaluating the early bactericidal activity (EBA) and safety of alpibectir-ethionamide ...

The man went into the hospital for malaria treatment only to find out he had TB. A year later, his life has drastically changed. He is now wears a mask 24/7.

South Africa's Health Minister warns that antibiotic overuse, climate change, and habitat destruction are creating a 'perfect ...

Every day in 2023, at least 350 people developed TB, and 70 died from the disease, with most of the deaths being among men.

Certain species of ground squirrels hibernate underground without any food or water for up to eight months of the year. It’s a super-extreme survival strategy, enabled by a complicated cascade of ...

YARDLEY, Pa., March 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Optinose (NASDAQ:OPTN), a pharmaceutical company focused on patients treated by ear, nose and throat (ENT) and allergy specialists, today reported ...