A study of primary care patients in 5 European countries found the mean antibiotic course duration for common respiratory ...

Working towards more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccinations, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of bacteria">mycobacteria with "kill switches" that may be activated to ...

TB disease and TB infection are both reportable diseases in Ontario. Patient consent is not required for reporting this information according to the Health Protection and Promotion Act, (HPPA).Please ...

NEW YORK – With the launch of two point-of-care molecular assays for sexually transmitted infections, Roche Diagnostics is preparing to enter a new commercial market. The assays run on the firm's ...

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas? The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected ...

Tuberculosis may seem like a disease of the past—more associated with Victorian waifs and overcrowded tenements than medicine in the 21st century—but it’s definitely still with us. Here’s ...

Nunavut's chief public health officer has declared an outbreak of tuberculosis in Arviat. In a public health advisory Wednesday morning, the territory's health department said the situation "has ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Diabetes can accelerate the evolution of antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus due to high glucose levels and impaired immune response, facilitating ...

Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S. history. The county's health director is no longer with the agency as of ...

The Kansas City TB outbreak has 67 active cases, with 35 cured and 30 under treatment, and two deaths reported. TB cases have risen nationally and globally, with the US reporting the highest ...

You may have seen reports of an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas City and thought: Oh, no! Is this the start of something bigger? Do you need to worry? First, the facts: The tuberculosis ...