A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

All of them require patients to cough up phlegm from deep within their lungs for sampling, which is nearly impossible for children and the very sick. It’s why millions of people go undiagnosed each ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person’s lungs to another person’s during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

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 ...

The UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that severe funding cuts – particularly in the United States – are ...

“Patients may get a diagnosis of TB after they’ve left the clinic because ... Left untreated, the bacterial infection can damage the lungs and spread to other parts of their body such as ...

“Without immediate action, hard-won progress in the fight against TB is at risk,” Dr. Tereza Kasaeva, director of the WHO’s Global Programme on TB and Lung Health, said in a statement Wednesda ...