World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year on March 24 to raise awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of tuberculosis (TB) and to step up efforts to end the ...

Marcela Henao-Tamayo receives funding from NIAID, NIH and OEDIT. An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

Consumption, phthisis, the white plague – a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ice age. Today, the disease – passed from those who are actively sick to ...

Few realise that tuberculosis (TB) has been the world’s deadliest infectious disease for decades – claiming over 1 million lives every year, briefly surpassed only by COVID-19. The number of ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin. Once it reaches the skin, TB can cause a variety of lesions ...

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.

Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. The theme at New York Toy Fair is “Play Reimagined”, and this year the toy companies - large and small - that are ...

Tuberculosis remains India's deadliest infectious disease, accounting for 26% of global TB cases, according to the latest World Health Organization data. Despite years of progress, India is now ...

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

Costa Rica reported 474 cases of tuberculosis between 2023 and 2024, a silent, airborne disease that continues to threaten public health in the country. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) ...

A warning has been issued to look out for the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) as cases rise in Wales. Public Health Wales (PHW) said TB was a "serious public health concern", with cases up ...