TB is surging again—can lessons from the covid-19 pandemic help? Our podcast on science and technology. This week, we examine why the pandemic shattered global efforts to control tuberculosis, ...

And even though TB is treatable, around 1.6m people each year, mostly in poor countries, nonetheless die from it. A 100-year-old vaccine, the BCG, has helped, but it is only partially effective.

Reported cases of TB shot up 34% from 2020 to 2023, according to the CDC. Western Europe, Scandinavia and North America are all reporting rising TB rates as migrants arrive.

The most common extra-pulmonary disease manifestation of child TB is cervical adenitis. In this setting a cervical mass of >2×2 cm, persisting for >4 wk and without a visible local cause (e.g ...

It’s World TB Day again on March 24 and despite bold claims tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the most pressing global health challenges, disproportionately affecting marginalised communities ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization.. A person infected ...