Cases of tuberculosis are rising in the UK and US, and experts are urging that a holistic approach to treatment is the best ...

The bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which causes the world's most infectious disease Tuberculosis (TB), can survive ...

It's not the first time this year that a contagious tuberculosis case has been detected in the Sacramento area. In August, an ...

Dear Doctors: I am 14 years old and recently had to test for tuberculosis. What is the common age range for tuberculosis? I did some research and learned that there are both latent and active ...

San Joaquin County saw a 55% spike in cases of one particular infectious disease last year — and it’s probably not one you’d expect. Tuberculosis — once called by its old-fashioned names “consumption” ...

Tulare County health officials urge TB screening for exposed or high-risk people; early detection of latent infection can prevent illness.

Routine testing for latent tuberculosis infection is not required for patients receiving interleukin-17 or -23 inhibitors for psoriasis, according to an updated position statement. “When IL-17 and ...

Scrofula occurs when tuberculosis bacteria affects an area outside the lungs. The main symptom is swelling on one side of the neck due to swollen lymph nodes. Scrofula is uncommon in the United States ...

Leveraging a newfound ability to identify the "fittest" metastatic cancer cells, scientists at the UK's University of Salford have discovered that an already approved drug can be deployed to cut off ...

Baltimore City Fire crews are on scene at Johns Hopkins Hospital where there's a hazmat situation after people may have been exposed to tuberculosis after vials were possibly broken. Baltimore City ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Health Minister Shih Chung-liang (石崇良) said Thursday that approximately 900 people have been ...