A recent study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases evaluated latent tuberculosis (TB) infections (LTBIs) in the United States (US) during 2019-20. Study: Latent Tuberculosis Infection among ...

Despite medical advances, human suffering from the ancient disease tuberculosis persists as a modern healthcare challenge. Although it is the deadliest infectious disorder in all of human history, it ...

Two developments have complicated the fight against TB since the 1990s. One is the spread of HIV. The other is the emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of M. tuberculosis. Nearly 500,000 of ...

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new antibiotic for a form of drug-resistant tuberculosis developed by a nonprofit organization, under a pathway meant to spur development of much-needed ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Three people with unrelated cases of tuberculosis — including one who later died from “co-occurring medical conditions” — may have exposed others to the infectious bacterial ...

Northern California health officials are checking students and staff at a Modesto high school for tuberculosis after a student was diagnosed with the disease, officials say. The student is receiving ...

Health officials in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are investigating a case of tuberculosis that was identified at Bladensburg High School. Tuberculosis is a potentially serious infectious disease ...

Last year, at the UN High Level Meeting on Tuberculosis, I spoke about the need to "science the shit out of TB." Without innovation and ambition, we will continue to use century-old tools to fight the ...