Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

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

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

Research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows the most commonly used test for tuberculosis — tuberculin skin test — fails to accurately diagnose TB in half ...

Health officials warned physicians to be aware of potential TB symptoms.

More than 50 latent TB cases and three active infections prompt Riordan High School to halt in‑person classes and expand ...

A private Catholic high school in California's Bay Area is dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis, according to city health ...

EL PASO, Texas - Following the city's ongoing tuberculosis investigation at Frank Macias Elementary School and a halfway house in central El Paso, more confirmed cases of TB were reported. At the ...

A computer-generated image of tuberculosis bacteria, the pathogen infecting people at an Olathe high school. Health officials announced an active tuberculosis case at Olathe Northwest High School in ...

Editor's note: This interview has been lightly edited for clarity and length. The sweat-based strip described below is a prototype intended for screening and does not replace confirmatory tuberculosis ...