Although the disease is now treatable, the emergence of drug-resistant strains could complicate care. And millions of ...

John Green’s new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, reveals how social injustice sustains the disease, despite available cures and vaccines.

Johann Schonlein first coined the term ‘tuberculosis’ in 1834. At the beginning of the 19th century, there was a scientific debate about the exact etiology of tuberculosis. Many theories ...

Public Health Wales (PHW) say that tuberculosis (TB) is a "serious public health concern" as cases of the disease are on the ...

The tuberculosis epidemic also led to the ... labeled the "the revolt against the whisker." Up until the late 19th century, spitting in public was considered acceptable social behavior in America ...

Live Science spoke with author John Green about his latest book, which explores both the history and current realities of ...

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 ...

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 ...