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

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

In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to ...

The system of finding, diagnosing and treating TB has collapsed in dozens of countries across Africa and Asia since President Trump ordered the aid freeze.

The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests ...

Poor treatment adherence remains a major obstacle in national tuberculosis programmes globally. Digital adherence technologies offer novel opportunities to monitor and address poor adherence. Research ...

Digital adherence technologies did not reduce poor treatment outcomes in the four countries investigated. The use of digital adherence technologies should be based on careful review of additional data ...

Without public health surveillance, officials trying to tackle outbreaks, identify threats and evaluate treatments are working ‘in the darkness of ignorance.’ ...

IN choosing the title "Caring For the Patient," I bear in mind the closing sentence of Dr. Pea-body's poignant Gay Lecture, in which he stated, "The secret of the care of the patient is in caring ...

Re: Arrangements for NHS urgent primary dental care during 2025/26 and confirmation of the closure of the New Patient Premium scheme The Government’s manifesto committed to securing 700,000 additional ...

Other issues, however, such as antimicrobial resistance for HIV infections and bacterial infections for TB will be more of a concern. Wherever resistance happens, it will expand everywhere. All the ...