In the first global assessment of tuberculosis (TB) among incarcerated people, a new study found consistently high TB case rates and low case detection in prisons, suggesting the need for health organizations to increase ...
Jun 30, 2023
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According to the World Health Organization, each year there are approximately three million undiagnosed cases of tuberculosis (TB) globally, which are characterized as the "missing millions." In a cutting-edge study, scientists ...
Jun 22, 2023
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Many of us believe that tuberculosis has been eradicated, but this is not the case. In large parts of the world, tuberculosis is the infectious disease that takes most lives.
Jun 20, 2023
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New research from Boston Medical Center found that people living with HIV that have had pulmonary tuberculosis had broader and more potent HIV antibody responses and differences in HIV sequences predicted to be antibody resistant ...
May 9, 2023
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends screening people at increased risk for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This recommendation forms a final recommendation statement published in the May 2 issue ...
May 2, 2023
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A new study shows that young children diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis are at an increased risk of subsequent wheezing, poor lung function, and reduced height and weight later in their childhood.
Apr 18, 2023
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A multidisciplinary group of tuberculosis experts from the TBnet and RESIST-TB networks have reached a consensus on key issues related to the molecular prediction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis antibiotic sensitivity or resistance ...
Apr 14, 2023
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People have inhabited the Andes mountains of South America for more than 9,000 years, adapting to the scarce oxygen available at high altitudes, along with cold temperatures and intense ultraviolet radiation. A new genomic ...
Mar 29, 2023
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New World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for the treatment of drug resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are shaping as a game changer for the estimated 500,000 people diagnosed with DR-TB each year, and the longer-term goal ...
Mar 24, 2023
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The number of tuberculosis deaths in Europe is on the rise again after declining for almost two decades, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Friday.
Mar 24, 2023
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