Spot sa baga, mahina ang lungs.” These are just two of the euphemisms Filipinos use to refer to tuberculosis (TB), the disease caused by ...

Every year on March 24, World Tuberculosis Day reminds us that tuberculosis is still one of the world's most serious infectious diseases. Even though treatment has improved over the years, many people ...

Tuberculosis typically manifests through three main symptoms which include persistent coughing and fever and weight loss. However, not all TB infections behave this way. The body holds latent ...

Ahead of World TB Day, The Hindu will conduct a free public webinar on Friday, March 20, 2026, on the topic “World TB Day: Towards Patient-Centric and Tech-Enabled TB Care.” The webinar will be held ...

Catholic women religious at two hospitals in Bangladesh have spent decades treating tuberculosis patients whom the government and society have largely overlooked. Sister Roberta Pignone, a member of ...

New Delhi: India on Tuesday launched a first-of-its-kind global clinical study to scientifically evaluate traditional Ayurveda as an adjunct to modern tuberculosis (TB) treatments. The study will ...

South Africa is trialling a cheap, portable TB test that costs a third of the current standard. But the new test can’t detect drug-resistant TB, raising questions about how much diagnostic accuracy a ...

Thousands of people are suspected to have come in contact with a pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patient at an underground facility at Sheba Medical Center earlier this month, the hospital and the Health ...

LAHORE: Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz says free medicines are being delivered to tuberculosis (TB) patients at their doorsteps across the province as a part of government’s efforts to eliminate the ...

On World TB Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to accelerate action to end tuberculosis (TB) and expand access to lifesaving services by using new innovations such as ...

World TB Day 2026: Every year on March 24, the global community observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social, and economic consequences of ...