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New handheld device can diagnose TB without a lab in under an hour, its developers say
The battery-powered device is the first to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in saliva in addition to blood and sputum.
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TB notifications from prisons plunged during COVID pandemic, research reveals
In a BU news release, first author Amy Zheng, MPH, a PhD student, said, "When countries are unable to detect tuberculosis in ...
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Looking Back for March 31: Manistee County hosts X-ray clinic. in TB fight
Offering Manistee County a powerful modern weapon in the fight against tuberculosis, an X-ray clinic is scheduled for the ...
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Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled
An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of ...
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John Green: ‘We Fell Down the Staircase’
The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about tuberculosis. Listen to the conversation. science talks The best-selling author “got a little emotional ...
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John Green Is Obsessed With Tuberculosis. His New Book Explains Why.
EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection, by John Green Tuberculosis kills more people — over a million a year worldwide — than any other infectious ...