A live-attenuated tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate in development elicits a much more balanced and effective immune response compared to the existing vaccine used across much of the world, ...

Debates over tuberculosis reporting began in the late 19th century, when the bacterial infection was reframed not as a disease of the elite but of the urban poor. New York City was the first in the ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties ...

Butte County's Public Health Clinic is preparing to relocate to a new, state-of-the-art facility in Chico's Meriam Park ...

The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and the Manchester Health Department have identified a person with tuberculosis who was at the Families in Transition Adult ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised an alarming concern about a potential surge in tuberculosis (TB) cases ...

The honor recognition recognizes her contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology and her efforts to support junior ...

CHARLOTTE — Mecklenburg County Public Health confirmed it tested students at South Mecklenburg High School for tuberculosis ...

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to another person's during coughing, sneezing or talking, according to ...

Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.