The World Health Organization (WHO) gave its backing on Wednesday to a new molecular test for tuberculosis made by Cepheid which can rapidly diagnose TB, one of the world's biggest killer diseases.

An automated SMS program embedded into TB care helped 40% of patients quit smoking; experts explore if a program might help cessation among smokers with other comorbidities.

Tuberculosis (TB), an ongoing infection control concern in long-term care, is more likely to be spread by breathing than by its distinctive cough, according to a new study that may contradict decades ...

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For people like me who have devoted their entire medical careers to the fight against tuberculosis, there are finally some reasons to be optimistic about the fight against this scourge. This week, ...

In a recent pre-print posted to the medRxiv* server, researchers conducted a systematic review to evaluate the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the tuberculosis care cascade. They screened 27 ...

TB remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV. Uganda is a high TB-burden country, and HIV accelerates ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that usually attacks the lungs. Latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that Covid-19 has hit those with tuberculosis (TB) hard. An ...