As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline
Reports of TB date back to around 410-400 B.C.E., when the physician Hippocrates termed the disease phthisis, an archaic word that means a progressive “wasting away,” due to the way people with the ...
As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB—a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough—began in January 2024 in ...
Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone
With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl ...
100-day TB elimination campaign falls far short of its main objective
TB elimination campaign screens high-risk individuals using chest X-rays, but faces limitations in detection and reach.
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 ...
Program: Tuberculosis is curable, so why isn't it eradicated?
In his latest book John Green writes about the history and injustice of tuberculosis, a disease which kills 1.25 million ...
John Green Tackles An Injustice Called Tuberculosis
With his new book 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' celebrity author John Green is breathing new life into tuberculosis advocacy ...
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The Fight Against TB Was Frozen in Time, Until Now. See Its Future
Tuberculosis has stalked humanity for as nearly as long as we've been on earth. In this article, we take a look at how UCSF ...
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There is no imminent infectious disease crisis at the border
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to use infectious disease as a reason to reduce the flow of migrants. But ...
The Lancet2d
Evaluating H56:IC31 vaccine in tuberculosis recurrence prevention
Tuberculosis remains one of the most lethal infectious diseases caused by a single pathogen. According to the latest global ...
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AI-enabled handheld X-ray machines helping in early TB detection: Experts
AI-enabled hand-held X-ray machines are emerging as game changers in the early detection of Tuberculosis enabling the state to diagnose and notify 6.8 lakh patients — the highest it has achieved in a ...