Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...
In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a ...
Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.
While popular media has often portrayed TB, or "consumption" as it was once called, as a disease of pale skin and coughing up ...
The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests ...
The White House did not provide a comment in time for publication. People with active TB usually develop a bad cough and ...
Malaysia reported 26,183 cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2024, which is a marginal increase of 34 cases from 2023, says the ...
These necrotic areas pose a particular challenge as they are poorly supplied with blood, making it difficult for antibiotics to reach them. Using a mouse model that reflects the TB pathology of ...
UCSF researchers, including Cattamanchi, are also investigating how to improve existing experimental urine-based tests and, eventually, develop TB blood tests. TB can be a debilitating illness: The ...