That has been the question for nearly 150 years, when Dr. Robert Koch first identified the rod-shaped bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This serious respiratory illness is currently the world's ...

HIV and tuberculosis (TB) treatment programs have always relied on clinical trials to understand whether treatment interventions are actually working, but they're costly and cumbersome. Meanwhile, ...

"As long as you breathe, you are at risk anywhere in the world," says physician Lucicia Ditiu. The risk she's referring to is catching tuberculosis. While it may seem like a disease from the past, ...