Public health officials confirmed one case of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at Lane Middle School on Thursday. They said the person may have been contagious between Sept. 3, 2024 to May 1 ...

Health Tuberculosis case confirmed at Portland middle school Updated: May. 16, 2025, 9:07 a.m. | Published: May. 15, 2025, 4:49 p.m.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — One confirmed case of tuberculosis has been diagnosed in an individual at Lane Middle School, Multnomah County Health officials confirmed. Officials have not yet ...

The way forward for new tuberculosis vaccines isn't clear, wrote editorialists Stephen M. Carpenter, MD, PhD, and W. Henry Boom, MD, both of University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center.

A tuberculosis case has been confirmed at the Miami federal detention center. Officials are taking steps to protect inmates, staff and the public.

Tuberculosis is both preventable and curable, and active cases in the U.S. are relatively uncommon — though infection rates are climbing quickly, and are expected to keep rising.

Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest infectious disease, and kills more than one million people every year. While the U.S. has made major strides combatting tuberculosis, recent surges serve a ...

Tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest disease, could be America’s next outbreak by Lyndon Haviland, opinion contributor - 04/30/25 1:30 PM ET ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is a bacterial infection that primarily affects a person's lungs. Its symptoms vary widely depending on how the slow-growing mycobacterium that causes the infection ...

When people hear about tuberculosis, they tend to assume it's long gone. However, as the most deadly infectious disease on the planet, it's still alive and well.

Worldwide, tuberculosis remains a major public health crisis — especially since some forms of the disease are now resistant to drugs. The World Health Organization reported that 1.25 million ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A case of tuberculosis occurred at the freshman/sophomore campus at Waukegan High School, officials said. The Lake County Health Department said a person was recently diagnosed ...