A simple swab of the tongue could make it easier to do tuberculosis testing and diagnose millions of cases earlier.

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Scientists have long known that the immune system plays a key role in aging. As people age, they have weaker responses to vaccination, greater risks of infection and higher levels of inflammation. A ...

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 ...

SINGAPORE – Three tuberculosis (TB) clusters with a total of 13 cases, all genetically similar, have formed in Bedok Central, with some of them likely infected through repeated visits or prolonged ...

Home pregnancy tests are simple, discreet, and widely available. But simple does not mean straightforward. Many women take the test too early, use the wrong urine sample, or misread the result ...

Drugs to treat tuberculosis have been around for more than 75 years, yet it remains the world’s top infectious disease killer. A big obstacle has been testing. It’s either inaccurate — missing up to ...

Drugs to treat tuberculosis have been around for more than 75 years, yet it remains the world's top infectious disease killer. A big obstacle has been testing. It's either inaccurate—missing up to ...

Lack of access to molecular testing in regions with high tuberculosis burden can slow diagnosis and treatment. The sensitivity and specificity of the MiniDock MTB test was 85.7% and 97.6% with sputum ...

If you have started the process for your family’s UAE residence visa application, there’s an important step that’s coming up: a medical fitness test. Any family member above the age of 18 years will ...