While rates of new TB cases and deaths fell in 2024, global health officials say global health funding cuts could endanger ...

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total.

So, even once the bacteria are vanquished, a person most likely will continue to test positive, as the immune system will still bear the hallmarks of the response that rid the body of TB. And that ...

In the study, published in Science Translational Medicine on Nov. 5, researchers identified proteins expressed on the surface ...

Experts warn that extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis is emerging as a ‘quietly growing monster’ that could undermine ...

The five major risk factors driving the epidemic are undernutrition, HIV infection, diabetes, smoking and alcohol use ...

Once known as a disease of the past, tuberculosis continues to haunt modern India — with delayed diagnoses, stigma, and ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) are two distinct types of bacteria that can cause infections in the lungs and other parts of the body. Belonging to the same ...

A vaccine protects more than 100 million infants each year from severe tuberculosis (TB), including the fatal brain swelling it can cause in babies and toddlers. But the vaccine doesn't prevent adults ...

A new study published in PLOS Global Public Health contributes to the growing evidence that nutrition should be treated as a ...

The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023's record total.