A decentralized model for the screening and management of MDR/RR-TB contacts implemented by trained CHWs has wider potential ...

Dimapur district continues to top the list of TB cases in the state with an estimated 1,963 patients in 2024 where a total of ...

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) has been described by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a ‘public health crisis’. In 2015, there were an estimated 480,000 new cases of MDR TB, and ...

The government has pledged to eliminate the disease by the end of this year – but experts say that goal is dangerously out of reach – with health care system gaps and socioeconomic barriers stalling ...

Vietnamese doctor Truong Duc Thai and a colleague check the X-ray film of a drug-resistant tuberculosis patient at National Lung Hospital in Hanoi. TB kills more people than any other infectious ...

According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV. In fact, even when receiving effective antiretroviral treatment, HIV-positive ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) recently reported a rise in tuberculosis (TB) cases. SRHD said they saw five cases in 2020. In 2024, that figure more than doubled to 12 ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, an airborne bacterial respiratory infection, is one of humanity's oldest foes and is today the world's leading cause of death from infectious disease, claiming more than 1.2 ...

Tuberculosis cases in Nunavik are rising at rates far above those typically seen in Quebec and Canada, according to the regional board of health and social services. So far in 2025, 83 cases have been ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Baker Mayfield led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to another thrilling finish, ensuring Tampa Bay's best start in 20 years. Chase McLaughlin kicked a 36-yard field goal as time expired and ...

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public Health has confirmed a case of tuberculosis in Wake County. Officials said a person with an active case of tuberculosis ...