A new nano-based drug delivery technology could outwit tuberculosis (TB)—one of humanity's most ancient diseases.

A groundbreaking compound may finally give doctors the upper hand against drug-resistant tuberculosis, offering safer and ...

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

A Lancet study finds only 40% treatment success for extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis in Europe, with outcomes now ...

Vama Jele's heart dropped every time he heard that another migrant miner home from South Africa had died from tuberculosis ...

(NEW YORK) — Tuberculosis (TB), a lung disease most often transmitted by breathing infected particles in the air, is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide. An estimated 10.4 million people fell ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

Tuberculosis is mutating into dangerous new strains for which there is no known cure. One of the most frightening strains is XDR-TB, which stands for extensively drug-resistant TB. Unlike less ...

Cure rates for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in Europe have been estimated to be twice as high as previously thought, according to a research team at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL ...

A Tacoma woman who refused tuberculosis (TB) treatment for months last year is now healthy. “We have a happy update: She’s cured!” the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (TPCHD) stated. The health ...