Cases of tuberculosis are rising in the UK and US, and experts are urging that a holistic approach to treatment is the best ...

Researchers have unveiled new AI tools, from smartphone cough analysis to child-friendly screening systems, which could ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

A new screening process for tuberculosis infections in prisons could mean that more than 50 percent of those screened won't undergo unnecessary treatment due to false positives. A test for TB using ...

New test shows high sensitivity for tuberculosis, providing a faster, near-point-of-care option for early detection and ...

While I always tell myself to not run a hand over the injection sites, it’s a fruitless lecture to myself, as without fail ...

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2014 over 9 million people contracted tuberculosis (TB), with 1.5 million dying from the disease. Over 95 percent of these deaths occur in ...

Hospitals and public health departments around the country are having a tough time coming up with a staple of preventive health care: the skin test for tuberculosis. The shortage, caused by problems ...

A third sputum test on a man quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis was negative for the presence of TB bacteria, hospital officials said Tuesday, opening up the possibility that he could ...

A rapid tuberculosis (TB) test could significantly improve treatment and reduce the number of deaths in Southern Africa, according to a study published online November 20 in PLOS Medicine. Nicolas A.

People in Tulare County are getting sick with tuberculosis. Health leaders confirmed at least 15 cases of the disease so far.