Before being released from the tuberculosis hospital in Columbus, patients had to have three negative tests which were done ...

A new article published in Nature offers a promising path toward a shorter, more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease that affects millions worldwide. Veronique Dartois, Ph.D ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 524 cases of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis were reported in the United States (including U.S. territories and freely ...

Patient choice in taking treatment is framed by the physiological and psychological impacts of the disease and also by the social and cultural structures in which the person is immersed. [68] Patient ...

Free TB medicines don’t prevent financial hardship; indirect costs and private care keep households yet burdened, study says.

Handheld devices like this one, used for testing blood sugar levels, could help TB patients monitor their own drug levels. Andrey_Popov/Shutterstock Imagine the ...

Under the TB Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, a ceremony was held in Imphal, Manipur, to distribute nutritional food baskets to TB patients. The initiative is supported by NTPC's CSR program. Governor Ajay Kumar ...

A patient seen in the emergency department of Stanford Hospital & Clinics in mid-December is undergoing treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and remains in stable condition, in isolation at ...

A cross-sectional study of adults with advanced HIV disease in southern Vietnam shows that as CD4 counts fall, pulmonary ...

Two congressional committees held hearings Wednesday on the travels of Andrew Speaker, a 31-year-old Atlanta attorney with extensively drug resistant tuberculosis. His transatlantic trips last month ...