N.J. resident in isolation after testing positive for tuberculosis

Camden County health officials are reporting that a resident who visited a local hospital has tested positive for active ...
The San Bernardino Sun

Tuberculosis: Symptoms and treatment, and who should be tested

The bacteria that cause the disease can be spread through the air by coughing, sneezing or even just speaking. People nearby can inhale the airborne germs. The vaccine Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is ...
KETV Omaha

What is tuberculosis? Here are the symptoms and everything you need to know about the disease

NEWSWATCH SEVEN. ALL RIGHT, ABBY, THANK YOU. NOW, TUBERCULOSIS IS TREATABLE. BUT HERE’S THE PROBLEM. MAY MAYBE YOU MAY BE INFECTED FOR MONTHS, EVEN YEARS, WITHOUT SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS. KETV NEWSWATCH ...
University of California, San Francisco

Active v. Latent TB: What to Know About the San Francisco Outbreak

In the wake of a recent outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) and latent TB cases at a local San Francisco high school, IGHS's Priya ...

Over 200 cases of latent TB reported at SF high school

The San Francisco Department of Public Health said in a news release that among the 1,261 students and staff at the high ...

Can tuberculosis treatment be safely shortened? New studies look inside the lungs for answers

Across the spectrum of human afflictions—from cancer to heart disease to rare genetic conditions—medical investigators are continually attempting to break new ground by developing better methods of ...
Medscape

Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research

Patient choice in taking treatment is framed by the physiological and psychological impacts of the disease and also by the social and cultural structures in which the person is immersed. [68] Patient ...
University at Buffalo

Study: UB researchers develop new inhalable TB treatment

UB researchers have developed a new inhalable form of tuberculosis (TB) treatment that could significantly reduce the burden ...