This article appears in the March 2026 print edition with the headline “How America Got So Sick.” ...

Non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, obesity, and metabolic syndrome are rising globally, while infectious diseases, ...

New research is now casting doubt on the true number of tuberculosis cases. That could carry significant implications for patient care and well-being.

Eighteen cases of COVID-19 were also identified. U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar on Friday visited the 5,000-bed tent facility on ...

Most TB patients in the county are uninsured, meaning Washington state’s TB program supplies the county with medications at no cost. TB treatment can be isolating and brutal, sometimes including 12 ...

Opened in 2019 as a science, technology, engineering and mathematics school, TIDE Academy was built at a cost of $50 million ...

There are cases of tuberculosis and of COVID-19 at the massive immigration detention facility in El Paso known as Camp East ...

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

Ballerina Farm is the latest manufacturer of raw milk to halt production after reports that its milk failed safety tests. Coliform, a bacteria family that includes E. coli, was found in bottles ...

Trump administration shifts billions in global health aid from USAID to State Department control through new comprehensive ...

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

This article was published on Monday, February 2, 2026 in KFF Health News. Patients can be hesitant to tell their doctors they're uninsured or be wary of expressing concern about being able to afford ...