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

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 and continues as o

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are thrust into a comparatively hostile environment, with drastic changes to their surrounding pH and chemistry.

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 researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Michigan has the only persisting bovine tuberculosis outbreak in wild deer anywhere in the U.S. — and it occasionally spills over to cattle farms.

Justin Trudeau was reduced to tears at a press conference on Thursday night, after reports of a profanity-laden phone call with Donald Trump. The MSNBC host's ill-advised take after Trump honored 13-year-old DJ Daniel during his speech ticked off the lad's father. "This one should be the easiest one of all."

Two testing clinics will be held in Manchester next week, after a person who spent time at the Families in Transition Adult Shelter and the 1269 Café tested positive for tuberculosis, state health said Friday.

ASHA workers in India are central to a campaign to combat tuberculosis stigma and promote testing. Over 12 lakh TB camps were held, screening 11 crore individuals. The initiative includes engaging TB champions,

A person in Manchester has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, New Hampshire health officials said Thursday. The person was described as an adult who spent time in a homeless shelter and a community organization in Manchester while infectious.