PULMONARY tuberculosis outcomes worsened in older patients with diabetes, kidney disease, malignancy, or multimorbidity.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lexington Medical Center has confirmed that both the hospital and the South Carolina Department of Health have completed initial testing on anyone who may have encountered a patient ...

Researchers have uncovered a sequence of biological processes that occur in humans infected with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the infection progresses to pulmonary tuberculosis.

Investigators concluded that patients with prior pulmonary tuberculosis had an increased risk and high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), regardless of smoking history. “Our ...

Tuberculosis cases among newly deployed North Korean workers in China raise doubts over pre-departure health screenings.

Asymptomatic TB represents a substantial and persistent component of the TB burden in Japan, including potentially infectious cases. Reliance on symptom-based case detection alone may miss a ...

Lucknow: It is a moment of pride, obligation and humility, said Prof Rajendra Prasad after receiving the Padma Shri from ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Global Health journal, researchers evaluated the impact of nutritional support in Indian adults with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. The ...

A recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal examined immune responses in treatment-naive individuals with early-stage active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) without clinical TB history. The ...

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Pratibha Dogra, Senior Consultant - Pulmonology at Marengo Asia Hospital in Gurugram, explained, “Pulmonary tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that ...