Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

A live-attenuated tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate in development elicits a much more balanced and effective immune response compared to the existing vaccine used across much of the world, ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable health challenge, claiming over a million lives annually despite advancements in ...

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...

The WHO warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts, especially from the United States, could harm humanitarian efforts ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has played a pivotal role in the resurgence of TB. Cases increased globally by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023, reversing decades of steady declines in the disease. In the US alone, TB ...

Spreading easily through the air, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can establish a chronic infection in human lungs, which can turn ...

Two testing clinics will be held in Manchester next week, after a person who spent time at the Families in Transition Adult Shelter and the 1269 Café tested positive for tuberculosis, state health ...

Researchers have developed an RNA-seq method for investigating drug-resistant infections, and we got the inside scoop!