Keyword "Tuberculosis" - List of latest news (137 results)

09:01 Europe is falling short on fight against HIV, TB and STIs, says ECDC

Many European countries are off track to meet official goals on HIV, TB, hepatitis, and STIs, a new report shows.

21/04 Why is the deadliest infectious disease in the world increasing in the UK?

Cases of tuberculosis (TB) increased 13% in England last year, both among immigrants and among people born in the UK. View on Euronews

20/04 Why is tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, on the rise in the UK?

Tuberculosis (TB) cases rose 13 per cent in England last year, with increases among both immigrants and people born in the UK. View on euronews

03/04 UK health chiefs alarmed as Victorian-era lung disease cases continue to rise

An resurgence of Tuberculosis has alarmed health chiefs. Discover the story behind the rise in cases of the world's oldest but deadliest pandemic.

31/03 A "bloody cough virus" appeared in Russia? The epidemiologist explained the situation

"Bloody cough virus" can be tuberculosis, the epidemiologist Pokrovsky believes. “For almost all diseases that cause inflammation of the respiratory tract, blood can appear during coughing,” the specialist explained.

30/03 West Africa’s hazardous winds: Harmattan carries more than dust – it also spreads disease

The Harmattan is linked to a range of conditions that affect the skin and mucous membranes of humans and animals.

28/03 Map shows full list of areas with TB in the UK - 60 above WHO threshold

Tuberculosis is on the rise in the UK - check your area with this interactive map.

25/03 President Health Adviser: Egypt provides tuberculosis treatment for all patients to the resistance of the drugs .. Pictures - The seventh day

Dr. Mohamed Awad Taj Al -Din, Advisor to the President of the Republic for Health and Prevention, said during the conference of the Ministry of Health and Population on the occasion of the International Day of Ts.

24/03 Portugal records 1,584 cases of tuberculosis in 2023, the highest incidence in Lisbon and North

The notification rate of tuberculosis remained in 14.9 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2023, identical to 2022, stable since the years of the Covid-19 pandemic

24/03 Global Health: Global Tuberculosis Efforts saved 79 million injured since 2000 - the seventh day

The World Health Organization said that tuberculosis is still one of the most deadly infectious diseases in the world, and every day it loses approximately 3425 people their lives due to tuberculosis.

20/03 Global aid cuts are ‘crippling’ efforts to curb tuberculosis, WHO says

Nine countries are struggling to access TB drugs, which could impact people’s treatment.

05/02 A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

02/02 TikTok mum’s ‘bald-faced lie’ on kid’s illness

An Aussie influencer who filmed her sick child and uploaded it online in an effort to raise money allegedly drugged her daughter to cause her harm, a court was told.

30/01 Health warning as Victorian-era lung disease cases continue to rise

Cases of the 19th century disease are continuing to rise after peaking last year - prompting officials to declare a "serious health issue".

30/01 Acting tuberculosis strikes the city of Kansas City in the United States .. Learn its symptoms - the seventh day

Reuters website revealed the outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas City, where about 70 patients of the active disease were treated, according to a press statement issued by the Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health and Environment in KDHE.

28/01 A health crisis shaking an American state .. a serious outbreak of tuberculosis

A health crisis shaking an American state .. a serious outbreak of tuberculosis

27/01 TB outbreak: Kansas health officials report 67 cases since the beginning of January

The outbreak poses “very low risk to the general public, including the surrounding counties,” the Kansas Department of Health and Environment said.

09/01 Tuberculosis silently spreads in the community

Nearly half of tuberculosis patients in Vietnam do not know they have the disease so they can treat and prevent it, causing the disease to spread silently in the community.

08/01 Almost a thousand new cases of tuberculosis were registered in Ukraine in a month

Out of the total number, 998 men and 292 women are suffering from tuberculosis. 189 patients had HIV-positive status.

07/01 Still among us: The deadliest threat after Covid-19!

While 10.8 million people worldwide were diagnosed with tuberculosis in 2023, 1.25 million people died due to this disease. Experts state that tuberculosis is preventable with effective treatment programs.

03/01 Shunned and shamed, Pakistan’s trans community finally gets help for TB

Often forced into sex work, trans people are at higher risk of tuberculosis but face abuse when they seek treatment. Now screening and outreach work are helping tackle the disease

25/12 Latin America’s rise in tuberculosis linked to imprisonment rates

Study warns region’s exponential rise in incarceration is fuelling the disease, with cases increasing by 19% between 2015 and 2022

18/12 Bad gift ideas: ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Looking for a pet for Christmas? Please don’t buy a ferret. They’re not fully domesticated, often escape, and wreak havoc on the environment once they establish feral populations.

18/12 Cheap, smart and efficient: how giant rats are transforming the fight against TB

After success in Tanzania, other African countries may introduce the rodents to help sniff out the disease

16/12 Light at the end of the tunnel: TB screening for Pakistan’s miners comes out of the clinic and on to the coalface

Those who work underground in mines have a high rate of tuberculosis, but they risk losing their job if they take time off to travel to a clinic. Now mobile technology is helping diagnose miners at work

05/12 Urgent UK health alert as 'medieval disease' cases rise - victims cough up blood

Cases of a medieval disease rose in 2023 to their highest level since records began, causing health officials to warn those with symptoms to speak to their GP.

08/11 The Biden-Harris open border is inviting yet another horror: tuberculosis

The Biden-Harris administration’s open-border policies have cleared the way for a silent killer to make its way across the border, along with crime, drugs and human trafficking: tuberculosis.

08/11 Tuberculosis is the first killer of infectious diseases in the world / the risk of sitting too much

In the last week, the health sector witnessed numerous and various news and events in the world, and we will review a selection of the most important ones.

04/11 Know the biggest killer among infectious diseases in the world

In the highest number of TB cases ever recorded, the World Health Organization reported that more than 8 million people worldwide contracted the lung disease last year.

03/11 Is Türkiye at risk? Worldwide deadly infection alert

There is a serious increase in tuberculosis cases worldwide. WHO announced that the disease has surpassed COVID-19 to become the deadliest infectious disease. While experts emphasize the need to take precautions against tuberculosis, they state that it is necessary to be careful about the symptoms of the disease and ways to prevent it.

31/10 TB in Africa: global report shows successes, but Nigeria and DRC remain important hotspots

The World Health Organization’s latest global report on tuberculosis has good and bad news for African countries.

29/10 8 million people were infected with TB in 2023. WHO says that's the highest it has seen

The World Health Organization says more than 8 million people were diagnosed with tuberculosis last year.

29/10 TB is once again the world’s deadliest infectious disease

Tuberculosis killed an estimated 1.25 million people worldwide in 2023.

24/10 Louisiana Sues DHS and Mayorkas After Illegal Chinese Immigrant Exposed Hundreds to 'Rare TB Strain'

Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and various agencies after an illegal immigrant entered the state with a rare, drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.

22/10 Congress expands SIS coverage to non-resident migrants for HIV and TB treatment

Law allows reducing the risk of transmission of HIV and TB, making it a crucial public health measure that benefits all people.

20/09 They got sick, died alone and remained "Unclaimed" in "Salvation"

"I wanted the dead to be the protagonists and to 'give them a voice'", says director Marianna Oikonomou, who revives the stories of tuberculosis patients from the period 1945-1975.

19/09 10% of people with latent tuberculosis infection develop tuberculosis... How to do examination and treatment

90% preventable through standard treatment... Full coverage of out-of-pocket expenses (Seoul = News 1) Reporter Jo Yuri = Looking at the status of new tuberculosis patients in Korea, there were 10,690 new tuberculosis patients from December 31 last year to the 14th of last year, and Korea still ranks first in the incidence of tuberculosis among OECD member countries. am. According to the Korea Dis

19/09 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration is following up on the accident of a car carrying Egyptians overturning in Derna - Youm7

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Affairs Abroad is following up on the car overturn accident that occurred in the city of Derna, Libya, yesterday, Wednesday, which resulted in the death and injury of a number of Egyptian citizens.

16/09 Doctors Without Borders stops working in Russia

Doctors Without Borders is ceasing its activities in Russia after 32 years of work. MSF explained this by a notification from the Ministry of Justice, which stated that its Russian office was being excluded from the register of foreign non-governmental organizations

05/09 Najaf Environment sends a warning to the Chest and Respiratory Diseases Unit (photos)

Al-Sumaria News - Local News - Today, Thursday, the Najaf Governorate Environment Directorate sent a warning to the Chest and Respiratory Diseases (Tuberculosis) Unit of the Primary Health Care Sector in Al-Mishkhab District, after monitoring violations regarding waste disposal.

30/08 How do I know if I have tuberculosis? Google has this solution with artificial intelligence

With cough recordings, this technology could have the ability to help users distinguish warning signs

30/08 Badger culling to end in England by 2029, government says

Defra sources say some licensed culls will continue until 2026 but it is highly unlikely any new ones will be granted

28/08 ‘I wasn’t sure I’d make it’: how a new mother’s brush with TB could mean better treatment for pregnant women

Fewer that 1.5% of drugs trials between 1960 and 2013 included expectant women. Now, campaigners and doctors are aiming to change that

21/08 Badger cull may have increased bovine TB risk in neighbouring herds – study

England’s controversial eradication scheme may have caused higher rates of disease in surrounding areas, research shows

20/08 After the death of 22 people from cholera in Sudan...the 6 most deadly epidemics in Africa during 2024

In light of the increasing health challenges facing the African continent, alarms are rising about the outbreak of diseases and epidemics that threaten the lives of millions. Among these epidemics, the cholera crisis in Sudan has recently emerged as one of the most deadly crises, as the Sudanese Minister of Health, Haitham Muhammad Ibrahim, announced the death of 22 people and the infection of 354

18/08 Police stopped the train: tuberculosis alarm in the Saarbahn

Saarbrücken - Police officers in protective suits and face masks took a tuberculosis patient (36) from the Saarbahn. It is unclear whether she infected passengers.

18/08 Badger cull ‘like burning witches to protect crops’, says Sir Brian May

The Queen star takes his campaign against the cull to a BBC documentary showing this week

22/07 TB: gene editing could add new power to a 100-year-old vaccine

The only vaccination against TB is more than 100 years old. Gene-editing has made it more effective.

08/05 Tuberculosis in California: Outbreak declared in Long Beach, 1 dead, 9 hospitalized

So far 14 tuberculosis cases have been detected and health department staff have also identified an additional 170 people who have been exposed.

06/05 Drug-resistant TB: a new study offers new hope

New research shows that the treatment of drug resistant-TB can be reduced from the current duration of 20 to 24 months to less than a year.

04/05 Long Beach Declares Public Health Emergency Due to 'Surprising' Tuberculosis Outbreak

Officials declared a local public health emergency on Thursday due to a tuberculosis outbreak in Long Beach, California.

03/05 The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine recognized patients with HIV and cancer as fit for service in the rear

Depending on their illness, those liable for military service may be declared fully fit, fit for service in support units, military registration and enlistment offices and medical units, or unfit. From May 4, the country will cancel the “limited fit” status

26/04 I Am Doing a PhD at 16—My Mother's Death Is the Reason

She held me for a fleeting moment—our first and last together.

25/04 Cost of developing new drugs may be far lower than industry claims, trial reveals

Exclusive: MSF calls for transparency after its bill for a trial of TB treatment came to a fraction of the billions claimed by pharmaceutical companies

18/04 New types of mosquito bed nets could cut malaria risk by up to half, trial finds

Changing the mixture of insecticide used in the netting has proved effective in fight against the disease that killed 600,000 in 2022

06/04 Hyper-deadly version of tuberculosis hits US

The immigration policy of the head of the White House affects not only the country’s economy, but also the health of citizens. A hyper-deadly version of tuberculosis has spread to 80% of the United States, Fox News reports.

05/04 Chicago Alderman: We Could Have Avoided Measles, Tuberculosis Issue by Making Migrants Follow Vaccine Rules

On Thursday's broadcast of the Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends," Chicago Alderman Raymond Lopez stated that the issues that the city has faced with | Clips

05/04 Sanctuary City Chicago: Tuberculosis Reported at Multiple Migrant Shelters

Health officials in the sanctuary city of Chicago, Illinois, have reported several cases of tuberculosis at migrant shelters.

02/04 Is there a relationship between tuberculosis and the risk of cancer?

Is there a relationship between tuberculosis and the risk of cancer?

02/04 The suitcase-sized kit helping to rid the Philippines of one of history’s great killers

Tuberculosis has plagued the world for thousands of years and remains a leading cause of death

01/04 The United States reached the highest number of tuberculosis cases in the last decade

More than 9,600 cases of tuberculosis were registered in 2023, with an increase of 16% compared to the previous year

29/03 Tuberculosis cases at highest level in a decade in US: report

The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report.

27/03 New TB skin test could offer cheaper and easier way to detect the disease

Two out of five cases of TB remain undiagnosed. A test using a skin patch could help change that.

26/03 33,000 cases of tuberculosis are detected every year

At the national level. According to the Minsa, one of the problems is the high level of treatment abandonment. Now we work with shortened schemes that last between 6 and 9 months. 60% of cases are concentrated in Metropolitan Lima and Callao.

25/03 Director of the Chest Diseases Department: Providing a vaccine that protects against all forms of tuberculosis by 2025 - Youm7

Dr. Wagdy Amin, Director of the General Department of Chest Diseases at the Ministry of Health, said during the World Tuberculosis Day celebration that the Ministry of Health has prepared a strategy to combat tuberculosis and reduce infection rates.

24/03 Tuberculosis: the importance of early detection to improve the prognosis of the disease

On World Day of this pathology, what are the latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) on its presence on the planet and why following a planned treatment can be key to a successful approach

24/03 CDC: Tuberculosis is the most contagious disease that spreads through talking, coughing, and even laughter - Youm7

The World Health Organization celebrates World Tuberculosis Day 2024, today, Sunday, which falls on March 24 of each year, stressing that tuberculosis still constitutes an urgent challenge for all regions of the World Health Organization.

24/03 World Health: We have no evidence of the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Sudan - Youm7

Dr. Martin van den Boom, Regional Advisor for the Tuberculosis Control Program at the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, revealed during a press conference on tuberculosis prevention and treatment.

24/03 World Health: We have no evidence of the spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Sudan - Youm7

Dr. Martin van den Boom, Regional Advisor for the Tuberculosis Control Program at the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, revealed during a press conference on tuberculosis prevention and treatment.

24/03 It is possible to treat this disease!

Prof. Dr. Özlü pointed out that approximately 10 million people worldwide are infected with tuberculosis.

24/03 World Tuberculosis Day 2024... raising the slogan “Yes, we can eliminate tuberculosis” - Youm7

The World Health Organization celebrates World Tuberculosis Day 2024, and the theme of this year’s World Day is “Yes, we can eliminate tuberculosis” - a message of hope that heralds the possibility of getting back on the right track.

23/03 Global Health: Low demand for tuberculosis treatment in the Eastern Mediterranean

The WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean said that demand for tuberculosis preventive treatment in the region is still weak so far.

23/03 World Health Organization holds a press conference to celebrate World TB Day tomorrow - the seventh day

Tomorrow, Sunday, the World Health Organization celebrates World Tuberculosis Day 2024, which falls on March 24 of each year.

22/03 Medical science has made great strides in fighting TB, but reducing poverty is the best way to end this disease

Seven African countries have managed to reduce TB deaths by a third.

19/03 World Health Organization urges expanding the scope of tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment - Youm7

Ahead of World TB Day, celebrated on March 24, the World Health Organization issued an investment case for TB screening and preventive treatment, the World Health Organization said in a statement. It highlights an exemplary study

16/03 World Health Organization holds a press conference on the occasion of World TB Day 2024 - Youm7

The World Health Organization will hold a press conference on Sunday, March 24, on the occasion of World Tuberculosis Day, with the theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2024 - “Yes!..

06/03 COPD patient first beat cancer, then tuberculosis

Burhanettin Tatar, a 72-year-old COPD patient from Kars, who was diagnosed with tuberculosis while receiving cancer treatment and was given a life expectancy of 3 months, clung to life with surgery and 1-month intensive care treatment at Erzurum City Hospital.

01/03 Calls for a global fund to tackle air pollution, killer of 7m a year

Health campaigners are voicing concerns that the issue is being neglected – despite the devastating death toll around the world

25/02 Is the 100-year old TB vaccine a new weapon against Alzheimer’s?

Studies suggest the BCG jab discovered a century ago could provide a cheap and effective way of boosting the immune system to protect people from developing the condition

21/02 These 8 symptoms appear in the stomach before the onset of TB, do not ignore them even by mistake.

Abdominal Tuberculosis Early Symptoms: TB is a fatal disease and if its symptoms are not recognized at the right time, the disease can take a serious form. By recognizing the symptoms of TB at the right time and taking treatment, you can avoid becoming a victim of this serious disease. Due to lack of information among people about TB disease, people are often unable to identify it. People think th

15/02 Health experts issue urgent warning over spike in tuberculosis cases

Officials noted the most significant rises occurred in urban areas such as London, the North West, and the West Midlands.

27/01 TB: Large scale trial of TB vaccine will start soon, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will fund it

Large-scale trials of the new TB vaccine will start soon. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will fund this trial. Foundation CEO Mark Suzman has confirmed this. This will be the first large-scale trial of a new TB vaccine in the last 100 years. Mark Suzman said that his foundation has decided to provide funding for this trial because private companies...

10/01 Frightening statement from an expert about tuberculosis

Chest Diseases Specialist Dr. Huri Özkan Yılmaz gave important information about tuberculosis, which is popularly referred to as tuberculosis.

04/01 Badger culls are not best way to cut bovine TB, report finds

Exclusive: Badger Trust analysis comes 10 years after government started culls in England against scientific advice

01/01 His health was exhausted.. A Briton wakes up from a coma with new artistic talents “Photos” - Youm7

Mo Hunter, 39 years old, emerged from a month-long coma with unprecedented creative abilities, despite the fact that he had never possessed them before, as the young British man discovered that he had a talent for drawing, painting, and building models.

27/12 A one-month-old baby boy died unexpectedly

Long An - A little over a month old boy was taken by his family to be vaccinated against tuberculosis. At night, he showed signs of cyanosis, bleeding from the nose and mouth, and died.

23/12 Twelve good causes to save the world this Christmas (and climate change isn’t one of them)

If the world’s governments — including our own — focus on these dozen challenges, it will put the most money where it does the most good

20/12 Bill Gates and his predictions for 2024 on AI: "It is the beginning of a technological transition"

Artificial intelligence (AI) would be the leading technology of 2024. Bill Gates states that next year discoveries will accelerate at a rate "never seen before."

15/12 One of Tuberculosis’ Biggest, Scariest Numbers Is Probably Wrong

Decades-old dogma holds that tuberculosis is lying dormant in the bodies of 2 billion people. What if that’s just not true?

02/12 No one would care for NY’s tuberculosis patients — except these heroic women

Meet the “Black Angels.”

30/11 Vietnam participates in testing a new tuberculosis vaccine

Vietnam is one of 7 countries designated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for phase 3 clinical trials of the M72 tuberculosis vaccine, a vaccine that promises to "eradicate" tuberculosis globally.

20/11 TB outbreak in San Marcos puts students and university authorities on alert

University authorities have decided that the entire Faculty of Industrial Engineering returns to virtuality to avoid infections.

18/11 The World Health Organization warns of the emergence of a new strain of tuberculosis. Know the symptoms, the most susceptible to infection, how it spreads between people, and ways to prevent the disease in particular.

The World Health Organization has warned of the emergence of a new strain of tuberculosis in the Eastern Mediterranean region, representing 6 to 7% of cases, pointing out that it is a very aggressive bacteria that does not respond to any type of antibiotics.

18/11 Brazilian actress Ísis Freitas died at age 22

The young woman did not resist tuberculosis.

17/11 Antimicrobial resistance is a silent killer that leads to 5 million deaths a year. Solutions must include the poor

Antimicrobial resistance is an epidemic that kills close to 5 million people annually. The solutions are complex and must take into account the needs of the poor.

16/11 Levofloxacin could be a cheap solution to drug-resistant tuberculosis

Levofloxacin demonstrates efficacy in curbing drug-resistant tuberculosis, offering a cost-effective solution with potential global implications.

15/11 The Ministry of Health reveals the details of confronting the antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis microbe.. Hossam Abdel Ghaffar: There is no epidemic outbreak of tuberculosis in Egypt and the situation is safe.. and the infection rate is 8

The Ministry of Health and Population confirmed that what is being said about the presence of new strains of tuberculosis in Egypt is completely incorrect and that Egypt is one of the countries that has a strong disease surveillance system.

13/11 Complaint from CHP Erzurum Provincial Chairman about a doner kebab with tuberculosis who insulted Atatürk: He disregards public health, he should be punished

T24 News Center CHP Erzurum Provincial Chairman Serhat Can Eş filed a complaint with the Erzurum Chief Public Prosecutor's Office about the döner seller Mustafa Atmaca, who was detained on Saturday for insulting Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and later arrested and released due to "tuberculosis". The complaint states that Atmaca disregards customers' health...

13/11 Fenomen döner maker was released due to his illness

Mustafa Atmaca, the phenomenon from Erzurum who insulted the Founder of the Republic of Turkey, Mustafa Atatürk, and his comrades-in-arms on November 10, was released on the grounds of tuberculosis. Atmaca, who was released after spending two days in prison, will be tried without arrest.

12/11 A parent’s nightmare: Tuberculosis outbreak in Omaha exposes 500 kids and staff at YMCA

It's not unusual to have tuberculosis cases, the county's top health official said. But the possible exposures at the Omaha daycare are unusual.

10/11 Tuberculosis: first time infections rise to 30 year high

The infectious lung disease TB was the top two global killer in 2022 after COVID. The highest rates were in South Asia.

09/11 Crisis: Indians are becoming victims of this deadly disease, WHO said - highest number of patients in the world

TB cases globally: According to a data released by the World Health Organization, in the year 2022, 75 lakh (7.5 million) cases of tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, have been registered worldwide. This disease, which is spreading rapidly globally, is causing the second highest number of deaths in the world. According to WHO data, TB...

08/11 Tuberculosis Response Recovering From Pandemic but Accelerated Efforts Needed to Meet New Targets [press release]

The World Health Organization (WHO) 2023 Global tuberculosis (TB) report underscores a significant worldwide recovery in the scale-up of TB diagnosis and treatment services in 2022. It shows an encouraging trend starting to reverse the detrimental effects of COVID- 19 disruptions on TB services.Featuring data from 192 countries and areas, the report shows that 7.5 million people were diagnosed wit

07/11 Ending TB Is Within Reach — So Why Are Millions Still Dying?

Tuberculosis has passed Covid as the top infectious disease killer, despite new medicines and better diagnostic tools.

06/11 Tuberculosis cases linked to California Grand Casino, customers asked to get tested

Eleven confirmed cases were linked to the casino between 2018 and 2023.

30/10 TB vaccine: WHO expert explains why it's taken 100 years for a scientific breakthrough, and why it's such a big deal

In 2021 10.6 million people developed TB and 1.6 million died from the disease. Now, for the first time in 100 years, there are promising signs of a vaccine breakthrough.

06/10 NYC struggling to contain ‘dramatic’ increase in tuberculosis cases amid COVID, migrant concerns

“This is definitely a more dramatic resurgence than we would have probably expected,” said one health expert.

28/09 South African men are much more likely to die from TB than women -- here's why

In South Africa men are 70% more likely to die from TB than women. Tackling social factors such as smoking and high alcohol consumption could save more lives.

26/09 How nation reacted to Taylor Swift sighting

Taylor Swift has caused a major stir in America after attending a Kansas City Chief’s and Chicago Bears NFL game.

23/09 UN approves ambitious five-year plan to fight tuberculosis

World leaders at the United Nations have approved an ambitious plan to combat tuberculosis over the next five years.

22/09 WHO works with Ukraine and Poland to deal with increase in TB cases

The World Health Organisation is working closely with authorities in Ukraine and Poland to prevent TB from adding to the challenges faced by refugees. View on euronews

22/09 South Africa launches ‘unprecedented’ investigation of Johnson & Johnson over TB drug prices

Competition watchdog probes claims of profiteering by US drugmaker in country where tuberculosis is biggest killer

21/09 ‘Only God Can Thank You’: Female Health Workers Fight to Be Paid

Community health workers put in long hours to protect people in developing countries from diseases such as malaria, Covid-19 and H.I.V. But most are compensated minimally, or not paid at all.

14/09 J&J faces Competition Commission probe over TB drug prices | City Press

MSF has implored J&J to pledge not to enforce any 'secondary' patents for bedaquiline, a vital TB drug developed by the company, in countries grappling with a high TB burden.

11/09 Better nutrition can cut risk of TB deaths by 60%, Indian study finds

Large-scale field trials that provided healthy food packages to sufferers and their families showed radical reductions in fatalities

10/09 How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease

Many old buildings at a New York City hospital are in ruins, but it played a key role in the battle against tuberculosis, which killed 5.6 million people in the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century.

03/09 Owner of Geronimo the alpaca says she is still fighting for justice

Helen MacDonald is seeking closure and answers two years after her animal was euthanised by Defra

03/09 Experts say a deer at a Wisconsin shooting preserve is infected with chronic wasting disease

Scientists have confirmed that a captive deer at a northwestern Wisconsin shooting preserve has tested positive for chronic wasting disease.

31/08 Cost of tuberculosis treatment halved in deal to permit generic versions

Johnson & Johnson’s year-long deal on life-saving drug bedaquiline is seen as critical move in campaign against disease

28/08 Opinion | We Have Unfinished Business With These Three Killer Diseases

We can get back to the essential business of preventing infectious diseases by eliminating tuberculosis, malaria and polio once and for all.

27/08 TB research shows a good diet can cut infections by nearly 50%

TB is the single most deadly infectious killer of humankind. New research shows food and proper nutrition work like a vaccine against the disease.

24/08 500 patients may have been exposed to tuberculosis, Indiana hospital warns

Clark Memorial Health in Jeffersonville said on Thursday that it sent out hundreds of letters to those possibly affected following the confirmed case.

28/07 'TB detected' at RAF site as plan to house asylum seekers in tents reported

Tuberculosis cases have reportedly been detected at an ex RAF site in Essex being used to house asylum seekers. It's understood tests are being carried to see if the cases are 'active' and therefore infectious. It comes amid reports that hundreds of asylum seekers could be housed in tents on disused military sites.

18/07 Cheaper TB drugs for millions after global deal on patent rights agreed

Johnson & Johnson allows generic bedaquiline in 44 countries – but concerns remain about ‘stopgap’ solution

29/06 Funding Secured for Massive TB Vaccine Trial

A massive and much-anticipated phase 3 trial of an experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine is set to proceed after funding for it has been secured from two large philanthropies. Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) Wednesday announced they’d be investing a combined $550 million into the trial – around $150 million from Wellcome and the remaining from the Bill & Melinda Gates Medi

28/06 ‘Gamechanging’ TB vaccine within reach after $500m pledge to run final trials

Joint deal between Gates Foundation and Wellcome to develop M72 jab could save 8.5 million lives and prevent 76 million cases

25/06 Strengthened Epidemiological Surveillance On Angola/Namibia Border Recommended

Angola and Namibia health professionals had a three-day assessment meeting to address the epidemiological profile of malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in the border region between the two countries, having recommended strengthened surveillance to reduce mortality rates.According to the final communiqué of the meeting held in Calai Municipality (south-eastern Cuando Cubango Province), the particip

20/06 SA's Plans to Reduce TB Infections On Track - Phaahla

Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, believes that South Africa is on track to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) target to reducing Tuberculosis (TB) cases by 50% by 2025 based on the latest statistics.The Minister announced on Tuesday that the estimated TB incidence dropped from 644 000 to 304 000 between 2009 and 2021.Through the implementation of the TB Recovery Plan, Phaahla said the countr

16/06 Xi Jinping calls Bill Gates ‘old friend’ after Microsoft co-founder donates $50m to help China fight disease

China’s leader holds a rare sit-down meeting with the businessman after he pledges to help the country fight malaria and tuberculosis

13/06 Community-Based Testing Boosts Diagnosis of Infectious TB, Study Finds

Every year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), tens of thousands of people who fall ill with tuberculosis (TB) in South Africa are not diagnosed. Globally, of the estimated ten million people who get the disease annually, around four million never receive a positive test.The problem of underdiagnosis was underlined by South Africa's first TB prevalence survey - conducted mainly in 2

03/04 Should you be worried about asymptomatic TB? | News24

More than half of people in South Africa who are already sick with TB may not realise it because they do not have any of the symptoms often linked with the disease, such as coughing and weight loss.

01/04 'We can fight it': Former mineworker who beat TB three times, now sets sights on helping others | News24

Former mineworker David Macana fought hard to overcome a pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis - not just once, but three times - and is now determined to make sure that other people also beat the odds and overcome the bacterial disease.

29/03 Victory over big pharma opens door to cheaper tuberculosis drugs

India’s patent office turns down bedaquiline extension to Johnson & Johnson, clearing the way for generic versions

24/03 Undiagnosed depression in TB patients threatens control of the disease | City Press

In 2015, the UN’s Stop TB Partnership launched the 90-(90)-90 targets – to reach at least 90% of people with TB and place them on appropriate treatment, including at least 90% of vulnerable populations such as people living with HIV, and to ensure that at least 90% of people with TB are successfully treated.

23/03 Tuberculosis makes a comeback in the US with children most at risk

Tuberculosis is rebounding to pre-pandemic levels as Covid precautions become consigned to history, raising concerns among investigators with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

23/03 LISTEN | Is this the new TB patient? About half of infected people don't have symptoms | News24

About half of people who are infected with tuberculosis don't have symptoms. Researchers still don't know whether people with asymptomatic TB spread the bacteria to others, or whether they'll always develop symptoms.

06/03 Breakthrough For Tuberculosis—One Of The World’s Biggest Killers—As New Vaccine Shows Promise In Early Trials

Tuberculosis is one of humanity’s biggest killers and the only licensed TB vaccine, BCG, was developed more than 100 years ago.