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The San Francisco Public Health Department has launched a "large-scale TB contact investigation" after a tuberculosis outbreak this week at Archbishop Riordan High School infected at least three students, prompting administrators ...
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Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis (TB)—and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant to protect against infection.
Jan 9, 2026
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Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and AlveoliX have developed the first human lung-on-chip model using stem cells taken from only one person. These chips simulate breathing motions and lung disease in an individual, ...
Jan 1, 2026
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Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the oldest and deadliest infectious diseases we know. It commonly impacts the lungs, but can also affect other areas of the body like the spine, brain or kidneys.
Dec 7, 2025
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Researchers at Trinity Translational Medicine Institute (TTMI) and the Irish Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory at St James's Hospital have uncovered how the bacterium Mycobacterium avium—a leading cause of difficult-to-treat ...
Oct 24, 2025
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Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health challenge, affecting more than 10 million people annually worldwide, with 1.25 million people dying of TB every year. While steroids like dexamethasone are used in certain TB ...
Oct 10, 2025
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A research team has uncovered a new mechanism that allows Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), to evade host immune defenses.
Sep 19, 2025
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According to the World Health Organization, tuberculosis accounts for one in three deaths among people living with HIV. In fact, even when receiving effective antiretroviral treatment, HIV-positive individuals are 15 to 30 ...
Sep 18, 2025
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Tuberculosis, one of the world's most deadly infectious diseases, has been reported in a handful of cases in Maine, North Carolina and California in recent weeks.
Sep 11, 2025
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Tuberculosis has been a scourge upon humanity throughout history. In killing more than a million each year worldwide, it remains the leading cause of death from a single infectious pathogen.
Aug 28, 2025
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