To end childhood TB, the global health community must close the pediatric TB case detection gap. Only by doing so can children with TB receive the critical and timely treatment needed to avoid ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

An international trial exploring the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) treatment in children has led to a change in the World Health Organization's global guidelines for managing the disease. A ...

This post by Meghan Werft was originally published on Global Citizen on January 6, 2016. After “pharma-bro” Martin Shkreli hiked drugs prices to ridiculous amounts last year, it’s nice to hear about a ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) now recommends shortened treatment for children with mild tuberculosis (TB), as well as two oral TB treatments (bedaquiline and delamanid) for use in children of ...

Tuberculosis is a disease that most commonly causes an infection of the lungs. (Photo: Getty Images) With cases of tuberculosis (TB) cropping up at schools in different parts of the country — ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Treatment for children with nonsevere tuberculosis can be safely shortened from 6 to 4 months, according to the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Currently, WHO recommends TB screening in children only under certain conditions. A systematic review identified ...

As young children have an increased risk of developing tuberculosis (TB) disease during the first year after infection, childhood TB serves as an indicator of ongoing transmission within a community.

TB Alliance is proud to announce the launch of new medicines for childhood tuberculosis (TB) in Kenya, marking the first national roll out of these products. Released in partnership with the Kenya ...

The sneaky growth of TB and the long times for culture-confirmation make containment a very important part of this too - I do hope and assume all tested/at risk have been advised to mask up and avoid ...