Scientists have developed a new compound that could offer a breakthrough in the global fight against tuberculosis, history's ...

In a bold step toward eradicating tuberculosis in Nigeria, the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has donated ten molecular ...

Health officials in Erie County are dispelling rumors of a tuberculosis outbreak at the Cedar Point dorms, confirming only ...

The Jackson County Department of Public Health is investigating a tuberculosis case in the area. An Aug. 5 news release from the JCDPH stated that the case was confirmed in an individual who "spent ...

Understanding tuberculosis—its causes, symptoms, treatment, and prevention—empowers individuals and communities to participate actively in TB control efforts.

A person who has active tuberculosis disease is treated with isoniazid and other antibiotics for six to 12 months. If the disease has become drug-resistant in a person, the course of treatment can ...

The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new treatment for highly drug-resistant tuberculosis, offering new hope in the fight against the world’s most deadly infectious disease.

TB can become drug-resistant in patients who don’t complete the proper treatment, and MDR-TB can also spread from patient to patient, infecting new people with the resistant strain.

Officials say the risk to the general public remains low as Jackson and Macon counties investigate possible exposure.

A shorter treatment for children with non-severe TB allows savings of on average $17 (£12) per child, which can be used to improve the screening coverage and find the missing children with TB." ...

Shortening treatment times is key Shortening the treatment time for TB is particularly important, said Reichman. Curing TB using the current drug cocktail, he said, takes six to nine months.

New tuberculosis drug may shorten treatment time for patients Date: February 11, 2019 Source: American Society for Microbiology Summary: A new experimental antibiotic for tuberculosis has been ...