As the world celebrated World Tuberculosis Day, a new battle front emerges as drug-resistant tuberculosis strains defy traditional treatments.
Cattle suffering from tuberculosis will see a rapid decrease in the next year after a successful experiment in developing tuberculosis-resistant cattle in China.
An 18-year old Mumbai woman is finally granted to gain access to Bedaquiline, a restricted tuberculosis drug after winning a long battle in an Indian Court.
A promising new vaccine for Tuberculosis (TB) is in the works to combat drug resistance.
Will the new vaccine be able to fight multi-drug resistant tuberculosis?
The simple blood test known as Khatri may be the revolutionary answer that the medical professionals have been looking for Tuberculosis testing. This test is also capable of identifying the patients with active infection and help in the treatment of the disease.
Authorities caution health officials that Denmark may be facing the threat of various diseases brought in by various migrants from the Middle East.
A sparsely-populated town in rural Alabama is currently experiencing an alarming increase of tuberculosis incidence rate that already resulted in three deaths and 47 confirmed infections.
Health officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention disclosed that three elephants at an Oregon Zoo passed on a passive form of tuberculosis to humans after close contacts with zoo staff members in 2013.
Cancer appears to have leveled off in affluent countries but dramatically increases in less developed societies as more and more people have become accustomed to unhealthy Western lifestyle and habits.
At least 1,000 people, including more than 300 infants, at a California hospital could have been exposed to tuberculosis.
A WHO report found that tuberculosis killed as many people as HIV/AIDs did in 2014.
Experts expressed their concerns about a potential TB-diabetes co-epidemic. They are calling for international action to help curb diabetes.
The WHO reported that last year, there were nearly half a million more tuberculosis cases than previously estimated.
According to health officials, more than 700 infants from Texas might have been exposed to tuberculosis.