A higher dose of the antibiotic rifampicin does not improve survival rates for patients with tuberculous meningitis. This severe form of tuberculosis causes inflammation of the brain membranes, and ...
Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...
Tuberculosis, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains a major global health challenge due to its complex host–pathogen interactions and the ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A doctor shows a tuberculosis case using an X-ray in his office at the tuberculosis center. Gregor Fischer/Deutsche Presse-Agentur ...
In September 2025, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) confirmed three active tuberculosis (TB) cases in the Portland area. Though TB is often thought to be rare in the ...
A new experimental vaccine takes aim at one of tuberculosis’s most stubborn defenses: the ability of bacteria to persist ...
Tuberculosis typically manifests through three main symptoms which include persistent coughing and fever and weight loss. However, not all TB infections behave this way. The body holds latent ...
Scientists have made a discovery that helps explain why humans and animals are so susceptible to contracting tuberculosis(TB) – and it involves the bacteria harnessing part of the immune system meant ...