He noted that China's TB control is at a critical stage of strategic adjustment, shifting its approach focused on early detection, treatment and care to one that also emphasizes screening close ...

New tests recommended by the WHO can address TB cases with no or few symptoms more quickly and improve access to life-saving treatment.

For decades, patients being treated for drug-resistant tuberculosis have had to endure a gruelling regimen of daily injections and a cocktail of drugs with severe side effects.

Tuberculosis can recur through relapse or new drug-resistant strains, often triggered by incomplete treatment, a weakened ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC, European ...

Tuberculosis: A Persistent Health Challenge Tuberculosis Treatment: Tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose a significant health ...

This World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) urges governments and international donors to bring children to the heart of the global TB response, and commit to investing in the ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a major unrecognized cause of deadly sepsis among people with HIV in Africa, a sweeping new study reveals. Beginning treatment for TB immediately – even before sepsis patients are ...

Fiji’s TB treatment success rate remains 59 per cent, well below the global target of 90 per cent, officials say.

India has launched the world’s first clinical trial to study Ayurveda alongside standard TB treatment. The trial will assess ...