This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious infectious disease that spreads through the air and affects millions worldwide but the good news is that TB is preventable with the right precautions. Understand how you ...

John Green PHOTO COURTESY OF YOUTUBE.COM So you read “The Fault in Our Stars” or watched John Green on YouTube, and, if ...

Since it was launched by former President George W. Bush in 2003, PEPFAR has saved 25 million lives globally, supported 7 million orphans and vulnerable children, and enabled 5.5 million babies to be ...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, tuberculosis (TB) mortality surged for the first time in two decades. While these increases were widely attributed to disruptions to TB services, such as diagnostic ...

These are uniquely challenging times in the fight against the enduring and accelerating scourge of tuberculosis (TB)—an ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...

Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate ...

That enterprise is now at risk, caught up in the Trump administration’s antisemitism investigation at Harvard. Fortune’s $60 ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often ...

HHS staff cuts threaten asthma, tobacco control, and lung disease efforts, disproportionately affecting Black communities. Health outcomes may worsen.