For Kentucky residents, Waverly Hills represents a unique piece of local history that deserves to be preserved and remembered. It’s a sobering reminder of a time when a disease we now consider ...

In Johnson County, Iowa, the number of tuberculosis cases has increased in recent years—and so has the cost of containing it.

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The invisible threat may be associated with 20th century sanatoriums but it's dangerous to think it stayed there.

Researchers at São Paulo State University have developed an iron-based compound, loaded into lipid nanoparticles, that completely eliminated tuberculosis bacteria from the lungs of infected mice after ...

Non-clinical programs will remain operational at most affected sites, except for the Dr. Ruth Temple Health Center, which is ending all public health programming.

Some tuberculosis program managers report double-digit increases, and the cost of antibiotics to treat it is rising.

Despite major advances in diagnostics and treatment, tuberculosis (TB) remains the world's deadliest infectious disease.

Malaysia has a new national plan to tackle cancer, tuberculosis, and chronic respiratory conditions in a single approach. Jacqui Thornton reports.

Researchers from the University of Sydney and the Centenary Institute have discovered how a promising class of experimental antibiotics disrupts the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), paving the ...

A resident in southern New Jersey recently tested positive for tuberculosis. Here's what you need to know about the spread of ...

Seattle health officials are investigating a confirmed case of tuberculosis linked to Rainier Beach High School.