Some patients with highly drug-resistant tuberculosis could benefit from a shorter treatment with fewer drugs, while others ...

A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease that affects millions worldwide.

Perspectives > Of Parasites and Plagues Lessons From the Tuberculosis Patient on the Lam — We can learn from the case now that she's receiving treatment by Claire Panosian Dunavan, MD June 5, 2023 ...

Patients must take the little white isoniazid pill three times a day with meals, for at least a year after their disease is arrested. Members of a TB victim’s immediate family should also take ...

If a patient is identified as needing evaluation for TB, they are labeled as "TB-Risk," prompting the correct isolation in the specialized hospital room and use of personal protective equipment.

Tuberculosis strains resistant to new drugs are transmitted between patients Date: January 6, 2025 Source: Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Summary: Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's ...

“Stratified medicine, which groups similar patients, is one step before precision medicine, or care based on the individual,” she says. “My dream is to move away from this one-size-fits-all approach ...

TB drugs are very costly. [iStockphoto] The shortage of tuberculosis drugs in Kisumu hospitals has put lives of patients at risk. The Standard has established that the situation has forced some ...

Tuberculosis, dread disease, drew concentrated attention from doctors, public health workers, social hygienists and Red Cross contributors during the past fortnight. Last week the National ...

A Narok Court yesterday jailed a tuberculosis (TB) patient for one year for repeatedly failing to take medication, thereby infecting his wife and five children.

A tuberculosis patient in Washington state has violated court orders for case management dating back to early 2022. Jail time could be next.