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A study finds cash handouts are a boon in fighting the deadliest infectious disease

Economic programs offering cash to the poor can significantly reduce tuberculosis cases and deaths.

Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?

John Green's new project, 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' addresses the complexities and historical context of tuberculosis while advocating for awareness about the disease's global impact.

The world has a new leading infectious disease killer

Tuberculosis has become the world's deadliest infectious disease, surpassing COVID-19, with significant gaps in prevention and treatment efforts.

TB is once again the world's deadliest infectious disease

Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease, with 10.8 million new cases and 1.25 million deaths in 2023.

Opinion | We Now Have a Chance to Stop the Most Deadly Infectious Disease if We Act

Urgent action is needed to treat and prevent tuberculosis in low-income countries, where it disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.

Cheap, smart and efficient: how giant rats are transforming the fight against TB

Giant rats trained to detect TB are improving diagnosis rates in Tanzania, allowing patients to receive necessary treatment earlier.

A study finds cash handouts are a boon in fighting the deadliest infectious disease

Economic programs offering cash to the poor can significantly reduce tuberculosis cases and deaths.

Can John Green Make You Care About Tuberculosis?

John Green's new project, 'Everything Is Tuberculosis,' addresses the complexities and historical context of tuberculosis while advocating for awareness about the disease's global impact.

The world has a new leading infectious disease killer

Tuberculosis has become the world's deadliest infectious disease, surpassing COVID-19, with significant gaps in prevention and treatment efforts.

TB is once again the world's deadliest infectious disease

Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious disease, with 10.8 million new cases and 1.25 million deaths in 2023.

Opinion | We Now Have a Chance to Stop the Most Deadly Infectious Disease if We Act

Urgent action is needed to treat and prevent tuberculosis in low-income countries, where it disproportionately affects vulnerable populations.

Cheap, smart and efficient: how giant rats are transforming the fight against TB

Giant rats trained to detect TB are improving diagnosis rates in Tanzania, allowing patients to receive necessary treatment earlier.
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Light at the end of the tunnel: TB screening for Pakistan's miners comes out of the clinic and on to the coalface

Coal mining in Pakistan poses severe health risks for miners, who often lack access to adequate medical care and support.

Shunned and shamed, Pakistan's trans community finally gets help for TB

Transgender individuals face significant health challenges and stigma in accessing medical care, particularly in Pakistan.

Light at the end of the tunnel: TB screening for Pakistan's miners comes out of the clinic and on to the coalface

Coal mining in Pakistan poses severe health risks for miners, who often lack access to adequate medical care and support.

Shunned and shamed, Pakistan's trans community finally gets help for TB

Transgender individuals face significant health challenges and stigma in accessing medical care, particularly in Pakistan.
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Kyiv's decision not to renew the gas transit contract reflects reduced reliance on Russian energy amid ongoing geopolitical conflicts.

Why Thomas Mann's 'Magic Mountain' resonates 100 years later DW 11/26/2024

Thomas Mann's 'The Magic Mountain' explores the lives of tuberculosis patients at Berghof, reflecting societal changes in the early 20th century.
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TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO

TB has resurged as a major global health threat, causing 1.25 million deaths in 2023, surpassing COVID-19 mortality rates in the same year.

The World

Kremlin may anticipate improved relations with a second Trump administration.
Israel's air strikes raise serious ethical and legal concerns.
WHO reported record tuberculosis cases, highlighting significant global health issues.

Post-tuberculosis lung disease: A patient's story DW 05/02/2024

Tuberculosis survivors often experience long-term breathing difficulties even after successfully completing treatment.

TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That's an 'outrage' says WHO

TB has resurged as a major global health threat, causing 1.25 million deaths in 2023, surpassing COVID-19 mortality rates in the same year.

The World

Kremlin may anticipate improved relations with a second Trump administration.
Israel's air strikes raise serious ethical and legal concerns.
WHO reported record tuberculosis cases, highlighting significant global health issues.

Post-tuberculosis lung disease: A patient's story DW 05/02/2024

Tuberculosis survivors often experience long-term breathing difficulties even after successfully completing treatment.
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Breakthrough AI-Powered Device that can 'Smell' Diseases is disrupting the Healthcare Industry - Yanko Design

DiagNoze is a portable tool that analyzes breath to diagnose diseases like tuberculosis, offering rapid, accessible health insights.

Google AI could soon use a person's cough to diagnose disease

Machine-learning tool detects health conditions from audio clips
Sound used as a biomarker for diseases like COVID-19 and tuberculosis

Breakthrough AI-Powered Device that can 'Smell' Diseases is disrupting the Healthcare Industry - Yanko Design

DiagNoze is a portable tool that analyzes breath to diagnose diseases like tuberculosis, offering rapid, accessible health insights.

Google AI could soon use a person's cough to diagnose disease

Machine-learning tool detects health conditions from audio clips
Sound used as a biomarker for diseases like COVID-19 and tuberculosis
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What is known about the tuberculosis cases in migrant shelters in Chicago

Tuberculosis cases detected among newly arrived migrants in Chicago shelters.
Public health concerns raised due to tuberculosis and measles outbreaks in the same facilities.
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Why TB cases are rising in California after decades of decline

Tuberculosis cases in California are on the rise after years of decline.
The increase in cases is attributed to missed, misdiagnosed, or delayed diagnoses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tuberculosis is spreading in California, officials say. Silent bacteria could be why

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis can lay dormant and suddenly multiply causing active TB infection
California is experiencing a significant rise in tuberculosis cases.

Why TB cases are rising in California after decades of decline

Tuberculosis cases in California are on the rise after years of decline.
The increase in cases is attributed to missed, misdiagnosed, or delayed diagnoses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tuberculosis is spreading in California, officials say. Silent bacteria could be why

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis can lay dormant and suddenly multiply causing active TB infection
California is experiencing a significant rise in tuberculosis cases.
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Health experts to probe increase in tuberculosis as cases rise in London and elsewhere

Cases of tuberculosis have increased in England.
The largest increases have been seen in London, the West Midlands, and the North West.

A new exhibit honors NYC's Black nurses who cared for tuberculosis patients

The Black Angels were a group of Black nurses who cared for tuberculosis patients at Sea View Hospital in Staten Island.
Sea View Hospital recruited around 300 Black nurses to care for thousands of patients and did not discriminate or have quotas against them.

Tuberculosis: Symptoms and treatment, and who should be tested

Santa Clara County had the second highest case for tuberculosis in the US.
Tuberculosis can be spread through the air by coughing, sneezing, or speaking, and the symptoms can be coughing, chest pain, and fatigue.
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