Tuberculosis, also known as "the white plague," is rising in the U.S. post-pandemic, with over 10,600 cases confirmed in 2024, the CDC reports.
On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and ...
Patients with uveitis exhibited lower risk for TB with adalimumab therapy, though the risk was not completely eliminated.
New tests recommended by the WHO can address TB cases with no or few symptoms more quickly and improve access to life-saving treatment.
The WHO is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat 1 of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, tuberculosis.
Rapid near-point-of-care molecular tests using tongue swabs can help end TB, enabling diagnosis and treatment to begin within ...
More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...
A recently released prospective analysis of the first eight years of the Johns Hopkins Medicine-led Zero TB in Kids program ...
Respiratory medicine is deeply connected to social and structural determinants of health in terms of the diseases that we try to prevent and we treat. I think that connection to people's lives and ...
WHO recommends new tuberculosis testing tools, including near point-of-care tests and tongue swabs to improve diagnosis and access.
An individual at Grissom High School tested positive for TB, prompting health officials to offer optional testing, ...
The new government TB dashboard is a step forward for transparency and accountability in South Africa's response to the ...