The World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease Is About to Get Worse
In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a ...
The fight against TB was frozen in time, until now. See its future.
Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...
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Understanding Tuberculosis: Symptoms and Transmission Risks Explained
A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...
As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...
European Medical Journal3d
Are We Testing the Right Patients for TB? Data from CROI 2025
A 15-year study by Kaiser Permanente Northern California reveals significant gaps in LTBI testing practices, highlighting the need for targeted strategies to prevent active TB cases.
The ‘Black Angels’ cared for tuberculosis patients when no one else would
In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the ...
Over six lakh cases identified under 100-day TB control campaign: Health Ministry data
Union Health Ministry's 100-day TB elimination campaign screens high-risk groups, offers X-ray screening, and provides ...
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...
Modern Ghana6d
Change happens when gender inequality survivors join hands to stop TB
World TB Day I spent a day accompanying TB affected street activists (TASA) - women who help homeless women and female ...
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Over 6 lakh cases notified under 100-day TB elimination campaign so far
By deploying AI-enabled handheld X-ray machines, portable X-ray units and conducting door-to-door screenings in congregate ...
The Print7d
AI-enabled handheld X-ray machines helping in early TB detection in UP: Officials
AI-enabled hand-held X-ray machines are emerging as game changers in the early detection of Tuberculosis enabling Uttar Pradesh to diagnose and notify 6.8 lakh patients — the highest it has achieved ...