In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

A new study in "Nature Medicine" estimates 2 million people are incorrectly told they have TB each year — and clinicians miss ...

When her daughter enrolled in preschool at Harriet Tubman Elementary in Columbia Heights last year, Taylor Jantz-Sell decided to sign up as a volunteer and chaperone for school activities and field ...

Physicians should use new diagnostic tests whenever possible to assess patients for latent or active tuberculosis (TB) infection, according to updated guidelines developed jointly by the American ...

Detecting TB early goes a long way toward avoiding some of the disease's worst outcomes and preventing its spread to others.

“QIAGEN’s QuantiFERON technology renders the most accurate and reproducible results in TB testing – as hundreds of clinical and scientific studies have shown,” said Thierry Bernard, CEO of QIAGEN.

The small gold spots in this microfluidic chip carry DNA that detects gamma interferon to test for latent TB. The signal can be read through electrodes. Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed ...

First year health science students will need TB testing and screening prior to or at arrival. At this time, UHCS is providing a TB blood test (IGRA). The cost of this test is almost always covered by ...

An idea for a quick, affordable and accurate test for tuberculosis (TB) — the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent — shows promise. About $5 million in promise. Electrical & ...

WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — The Pitt County Health Department is offering tuberculosis testing on Friday at D.H. Conley High School. This comes right after the announcement last week that they found a ...