Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have developed a new inhalable form of tuberculosis (TB) treatment that could significantly reduce the burden of current therapy.

Prithi (name changed to protect privacy) lay restless on the floor of her dwelling in a northern Indian village feeling like she was being devoured from the inside. The gnawing hunger that had plagued ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Although it's often thought of as a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still found ...

Tuberculosis outbreak hits a San Franscisco high school, with 3 active TB cases and over 50 latent infections. Health ...

A recent Npj Vaccines study discussed the success and challenges of developing different tuberculosis (TB) vaccine types. Study: Key advances in vaccine development for tuberculosis—success and ...

TB is an airborne disease with a long history, now primarily treated with antibiotics, but drug resistance remains a challenge. The COVID-19 pandemic led to underdiagnosis and increased TB mortality, ...

A new strategy for tuberculosis (TB) screening, proposed by a team of researchers led by Queen Mary University of London, provides a solution to problems with current TB screening, which does not ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of India's most pressing public health challenges as the country accounts for the highest number of TB cases globally. While the government has set a target to eliminate TB by ...

Untreated tuberculosis may result in several long-term complications, such as permanent lung damage. It’s vital for the condition to be treated early to prevent the infection from traveling to other ...