The new test may catch active tuberculosis in those with low access to health care or who have trouble making the phlegm ...

A simple swab of the tongue could make it easier to do tuberculosis testing and diagnose millions of cases earlier.

While rich in TB bacteria required for testing, collecting sputum is difficult, making it inefficient for large-scale community testing. Sputum testing is also unfeasible in about 25% of symptomatic ...

The agency said $5B is needed annually for TB research, but funding cuts have made it difficult to reach that goal. HealthDay News — The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move ...

The Northern Kentucky Health Department said they are in the process of contacting people who could have been exposed to the ...

No known additional active tuberculosis cases have developed — so far — from a person with active TB who was at 26 Clark County School District campuses and a training center in recent weeks, ...

WMUR'S IMANI FLEMING IS LIVE IN MANCHESTER TONIGHT WITH WHO SHOULD CONSIDER GETTING TESTED. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY IF YOU WERE AT THE FAMILIES IN TRANSITION SHELTER OR THE 12-69 CAFE IN MANCHESTER ...