New drugs that target "zombie" tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...

New York City, with one of the highest TB rates in the U.S., found that video DOT was "just as effective" as traditional DOT, said the city's health commissioner.

Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million people globally and more than 10 times that number become infected with the disease annually, according to the World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization (WHO) insisted as the March 24 Tuberculosis (TB) Day looms over that the disease remains one of the deadliest infectious maladies globally, causing 1.25 million ...

This is the first study to combine molecular genotyping techniques and drug susceptibilities to demonstrate that DOT for tuberculosis is associated with less initial drug resistance and less ...

Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million people globally and more than 10 times that number become infected with the disease annually, according to the World Health Organization.

A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a ...

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — An epidemiologist confirms there’s one case of Tuberculosis in the Peoria area. The person who has contracted the disease has been on a recovery treatment for quite some ...

In the highest tally ever recorded for tuberculosis cases, the World Health Organization reported Tuesday that over 8 million people worldwide were diagnosed with the lung disease last year. Of ...

Paid and presented by Cepheid. Every year, 10 million people contract tuberculosis (TB), with 1.5 million cases leading to death. Despite being a preventable and curable disease, TB is the world ...

In a significant stride towards India's ambitious goal of becoming TB-free by 2025, the Bhopal Memorial Hospital & Research Centre (BMHRC) today inaugurated a Directly Observed Treatment Short Course ...

How does directly observed therapy (DOT) work in controlling tuberculosis? ... Drugs & Diseases CME & Education Academy Video Decision Point  Specialty: Multispecialty. Allergy & Immunology.