Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

(TB drugs for children are complex and require ... The New York Times, The Washington Post or Bloomberg News. Rather, we focus on discussions related to local stories by our own staff.

(THE CONVERSATION) An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a near-perfect predator. In 1882, Robert Koch, the physician who discovered the microbe, told a room full of scientists that it caused one in seven of all deaths.

Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

Debates over tuberculosis reporting began in the late 19th century ... The Hearst Foundations has awarded Washington State University with a $150,000 grant.

The World Health Organization chief on Monday urged Washington to reconsider its sharp cuts to global health funding, warning ...

The World Health Organization warned this week that the sweeping funding cuts could endanger millions of lives, since many countries depend on foreign aid for TB prevention, testing and treatment.

U.S.A.I.D. Global Health The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.