Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.

Hi, I’m Dr. Robin Miller for HealthDay.  Is tuberculosis making a comeback in the U.S.? After three decades on the decline, TB rates in the U.S. have been steadily increasing since 2020. The state of ...

In part 2 of this interview, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, highlights the need for prolonged antibiotics and strong public health measures to combat tuberculosis (TB) at both the individual and population ...

Researchers analyzed global trends in multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among children and adolescents, revealing ...

Vitamin D supplementation during TB treatment improves patient symptoms, but does not accelerate the clearance of TB bacteria.

In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

Researchers discovered the importance of an enzyme that promotes growth of certain lung cancers. Lung cancer is a ...

Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. This study was aimed at exploring pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) ...

Tuberculosis, also known as TB, is an infectious disease that primarily affects the lungs. TB is a serious infection that if left untreated can be fatal. As of Jan. 24, at least 67 people are ...

Nevertheless, cultures usually take ≥ two weeks, and nearly half of individuals with pulmonary TB show negative smears. While nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) have greater sensitivity ...