Tuberculosis Resurgent

Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.
Tuberculosis resurges as Trump cuts disrupt treatment globally
The system of finding, diagnosing and treating TB has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia since President Trump ordered the aid freeze.
Funding cuts could harm global efforts to fight tuberculosis, WHO warns
The WHO warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts, especially from the United States, could harm humanitarian efforts fighting tuberculosis around the world.
Trump's aid cuts already see "scary" effects in fight against tuberculosis
The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.
'Getting scary': US aid cuts undermine global fight against TB
The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned. The World Health Organization warned last week that the cuts would endanger millions of lives,
WHO: Tuberculosis Likely to Surge After Aid Cuts
The latest dire warning in the wake of the Trump administration's massive aid cuts: Tuberculosis could surge around the globe. "Without immediate action, hard-won progress in the fight against TB is at risk,
World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts
Health authorities say that the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID raises the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis ...
AZoLifeSciences on MSN2h
Study Reveals How Tuberculosis Bacteria Survive Airborne Journey
Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to ...
Hoodline1d
MIT Scientists Unravel Tuberculosis' Airborne Survival Secrets: New Treatment Targets Identified
Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.
Health Officials Puzzle Over the Resurgence of Tuberculosis in Kansas
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...
Science Daily1d
Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission
Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...
The Lancet7h
Rethinking the benefits of digital adherence technologies for tuberculosis treatment
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 ...
NH DHHS opening testing clinic for people who may have been exposed to tuberculosis
Justin Trudeau was reduced to tears at a press conference on Thursday night, after reports of a profanity-laden phone call ...
Devdiscourse2d
Breaking the Stigma: ASHA Workers Lead the Charge Against Tuberculosis
ASHA workers in India are central to a campaign to combat tuberculosis stigma and promote testing. Over 12 lakh TB camps were ...
Schools, colleges, shelter homes step up campaign for tuberculosis awareness in Delhi
Delhi’s 100-day tuberculosis (TB) awareness and screening campaign, launched in December 2024, has mobilised schools, ...