If you have experienced tuberculosis (TB) exposure or have symptoms, Medicare may cover a purified protein derivative (PPD) test. If you don’t have symptoms and haven’t experienced TB exposure, ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

A simple swab of the tongue could make it easier to do tuberculosis testing and diagnose millions of cases earlier.

A large study in African households showed that an immune-based blood test can distinguish active tuberculosis, and ...