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New drugs that target 'zombie' tuberculosis (TB) cells are now a step closer, thanks to a new study led by the University of ...
Tuberculosis remains the world's leading infectious killer, resulting in more than 1·25 million deaths in 2023 alone.1 During ...
A new credit card-sized tuberculosis (TB) test, requiring no electricity, could revolutionize detection in HIV hotspots by ...
World leaders are dismantling global health programs and cutting back foreign aid. Will an extraordinary new medicine be able ...
St. Louis biomed firm was on the cusp of a breakthrough TB drug. Then its funding was cut. Michele Munz | Post-Dispatch Jun 22, 2025 0 ...
Liposomes as Drug Delivery Systems for the Treatment of TB Marina Pinheiro; Marlene Lúcio; José LFC Lima; Salette Reis Disclosures Nanomedicine. 2011;6 (8):1413-1428.
A PERSONALIZED approach to managing tuberculosis drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms, or TB DRESS, is gaining momentum as clinicians face increasing challenges in treating ...
On World TB Day in March 2024, the he­­alth ministry announced grim statistics: newly notified cases increased from 11,050 in 2002 to 608,000 in 2024, with 1,500 being resistant to conventional ...
AI accelerates TB drug discovery and treatment monitoring Despite longstanding reliance on sputum smear microscopy, culture methods, and chest X-rays, conventional TB diagnostics remain plagued by ...
There has been remarkable recent transformation in the treatment of people with rifampicin-resistant and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (RR/MDR-TB). On the basis of high-quality evidence, a majority ...
More information: Jennifer C. Earp et al, Structural basis of siderophore export and drug efflux by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-56888-6 ...
A recent study in Mozambique found that over 30% of children do not adhere to the WHO recommended regimen. 13 Finally, child-friendly first-line TB formulations became available through the Global ...