WHO recommends new tuberculosis testing tools, including near point-of-care tests and tongue swabs to improve diagnosis and access.

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.

Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...

The agency said $5B is needed annually for TB research, but funding cuts have made it difficult to reach that goal ...

The test also showed high sensitivity in detecting TB in respiratory (93%), pediatric stool (83%) and adult spinal fluid samples (93%). With children, HIV patients and those with extrapulmonary TB ...

Tuberculosis, also known as "the white plague," is rising in the U.S. post-pandemic, with over 10,600 cases confirmed in 2024, the CDC reports.

IOANNOU IN JUNE OF 20-22... AFTER STABBING HIM MULTIPLE TIMES IN A NASHUA APARTMENT BUILDING. THE STATE IS OPENING A TESTING CLINIC... AFTER CONFIRMING A CASE OF TUBERCULOSIS IN MANCHESTER. D-H-H-S ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases: tuberculosis (TB). On March 24, a day widely recognized as ...

On March 24, a day widely recognized as World TB Day 2026, the agency released new guidance supporting simpler tests that can be done near where patients get care, instead of only in certain labs. WHO ...