Tuberculosis remains a public health crisis. The World Health Organization's Global Tuberculosis Report released in November 2024 painted a sobering picture; approximately 8.2 million people were ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

Across the spectrum of human afflictions—from cancer to heart disease to rare genetic conditions—medical investigators are continually attempting to break new ground by developing better methods of ...

Chennai: People whose immune systems mount an unusually aggressive early response to tuberculosis may be less likely to respond well to standard drug .

Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo have developed a new ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, researchers reported the TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial outcomes, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of oral bedaquiline, linezolid, ...

Tuberculous peritonitis occurs when tuberculosis (TB) spreads to the protective lining of your abdomen. This can cause abdominal pain and swelling, but early antibiotic treatment can help. Tuberculous ...

This is an adverse form of the disease which is prevalent especially in our immunocompromised patients from various causes. As the world marks tuberculosis (TB) day with the theme ‘Wanted: Leaders for ...