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Tuberculosis case diagnosed on Texas State campus
A person at Texas State University was diagnosed with tuberculosis disease, according to a message shared with the campus.
Little Rock Zoo shares eldest elephant Zina diagnosed with Tuberculosis
The Little Rock Zoo recently shared news that its eldest elephant, Zina, has been diagnosed with Tuberculosis after a test ...
Molecular structure determined for efflux pumps that confer tuberculosis bedaquiline resistance
When the antibiotic bedaquiline was introduced in 2012, it was the first new tuberculosis drug in over 40 years. Bedaquiline ...
I’m a doctor in rural Georgia — the illnesses, injuries and infections city folk couldn’t imagine
Dr. Jim Hotz inspired the 1991 Michael J. Fox movie “Doc Hollywood,” about a crackerjack young doctor who ends up in a small ...
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Tuberculosis: Socio-Demographic and Health Systems Disparities
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. The ...
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Tulane researchers develop new technology to detect tuberculosis. It's the size of a smartphone.
The smartphone-sized, battery-powered test is a cost-effective tool that can improve TB diagnoses, particularly in rural ...
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TB's extraordinary evolution reveals why the ancient disease lives on
Once thought to have originated in cows and spread through dust, the surprising evolutionary story of tuberculosis reveals why it's so hard to stamp out this ancient disease, writes Carl Zimmer ...
India brought forward its TB elimination deadline - but can it be met?
In 2018, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought forward India's TB elimination target to 2025, he cited the government's ...