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 ...
ShareIn the west of Kenya, near the shores of Lake Victoria, where I come from, a tuberculosis outbreak is no different from one that takes place anywhere else in the world. A few dozen people get ...
Dr. Gabriel Adakole, a public health expert, has called for a coordinated approach to tackle the crises of malnutrition and tuberculosis (TB) in Nigeria, warning that ...
Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...
There is no disagreement that foreign aid makes a difference; more resources are needed, not less. An estimated US$22 billion ...
World TB Day I spent a day accompanying TB affected street activists (TASA) - women who help homeless women and female ...
In many parts of the Global South, women and girls face persistent barriers to healthcare, economic opportunity, and social ...
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 ...
Non-communicable diseases pose a significant global health challenge, requiring preventive measures and lifestyle changes for ...
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 ...