Despite efforts to eliminate the disease, 13 million Americans are living with latent tuberculosis infection, according to the most recent statistics from the National Health and Nutrition Examination ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of humanity’s oldest and most persistent health challenges. Despite significant medical advances, this infectious disease continues to affect millions globally, with ...

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.

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

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

Though tuberculosis is rare in the United States as compared to developing countries, the region has some of the highest rates in the state.

San Francisco public health officials issued a health advisory after identifying a tuberculosis outbreak in a private ...