Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC reports increase in U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2022
Tuberculosis cases climbed again in 2022, U.S. health officials announced Thursday.
Mar 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ending tuberculosis: European region set to miss the Sustainable Development Goals target for 2030
The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) set the target of ending tuberculosis (TB) as a global public health threat by 2030. Based on the most recent surveillance data published by the European Centre for ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
TB kills 75,000 children in Africa every year: How this can stop
Tuberculosis (TB) is a preventable and curable disease. Half of the world's 30 highest TB burden countries are in Africa. In many of these countries, TB is the leading cause of death across age groups, but especially among ...
Mar 23, 2023
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Medications
New tuberculosis treatment could save millions of lives
Scientists from the University of St Andrews reveal a new tuberculosis (TB) therapeutics that could shorten the treatment of the disease by up to two months, potentially saving millions of lives.
Feb 21, 2023
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Medical research
More than 100 years after the first TB vaccine, why are we still waiting for a second?
It has been more than 100 years since the first and only tuberculosis (TB) vaccine—the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine—was used for the first time medically in 1921. With an estimated 1.6 million people dying ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Genetics
Rare genetic disease may protect Ashkenazi Jews against TB
Scientists may have solved the question of why Ashkenazi Jews are significantly more susceptible to a rare genetic disorder known as Gaucher disease—and the answer may help settle the debate about whether they are less ...
Feb 6, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Undernutrition prior to and at treatment initiation for tuberculosis associated with unfavorable outcomes
In 2021, an estimated 10.6 million individuals developed tuberculosis (TB) and 1.6 million died, making it the second most lethal infection in the world after SARS-CoV-2. Undernutrition, a deficiency of macronutrients and ...
Nov 30, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Africa's prisons are a breeding ground for the spread of TB
South African prisons are famously overcrowded. Prison populations are believed to exceed capacity by an overall 33%, although that number jumps to over 200% at some facilities, according to recent reports.
Nov 30, 2022
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Study provides important insights into tuberculosis correlates of protection
Researchers from the University of Oxford have today reported findings from a study that investigated whether previously identified correlates of protection associated with risk of full-blown tuberculosis (TB) disease could ...
Nov 7, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
BCG vaccine prevents tuberculosis in young children, but not adults: study
Amid longstanding debate on the effectiveness of the tuberculosis vaccine, a new study suggests that the vaccine is protective against TB in children under 5, but adolescents and adults in high-burden countries may need additional ...
Aug 10, 2022
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