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

Jack Gruber USA Today Network Kansas is facing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since the 1950s. As of the beginning of 2025, 67 active and 79 latent cases linked to the outbreak have ...

In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.

Kansas faces one of the largest TB outbreaks in US history. TB, an enduring pandemic, thrives in poverty-stricken areas and ...

Globally, tuberculosis is responsible for the most ... A persistent outbreak in Kansas has led to 68 active cases since January 2024. “What happens when we travel overseas?

The disease is widespread in poorer countries but an outbreak in global north nations signals a crack in public health systems.

The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...