Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences have developed a new inhalable form of tuberculosis (TB) treatment that could significantly reduce the burden of current therapy.

Without a correct diagnosis and treatment, tuberculosis can sometimes be a serious, potentially life threatening infection. However, with the right steps, it is curable. Tuberculosis (TB) is a ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -A new study led by UVA Health is changing how doctors may treat sepsis in parts of Africa, after ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a confounding scourge. It's the leading cause of death from infectious disease in the world, and yet it's estimated that those deaths represent perhaps 5% of infections with ...

Tuberculosis (TB) may last for several months, with treatment. The length of time it takes to cure the condition can vary. It may depend on whether the TB is latent or active. Tuberculosis (TB) is a ...

As the United States retreats from global health leadership—withdrawing from the World Health Organization, dismantling USAID—public health experts warn that there will be implications for the spread ...

TB can be cured, but ridding the body of the bug often takes many months and usually requires taking four or more medicines. In this special briefing, Spotlight zooms in on what makes the TB bacterium ...

Sepsis is a leading global cause of hospital deaths, occurring when the body's response to infection damages tissue and ...

What infectious disease is deadliest worldwide? HIV? COVID-19? Malaria? Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The answer is tuberculosis. And it kills more than 3,400 ...

Tuberculosis (TB) symptoms vary depending on whether the disease is active or latent. Symptoms typically affect the lungs and may include a persistent, productive cough, fatigue, and fever. TB is a ...