Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they are ...

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a formidable health challenge, claiming over a million lives annually despite advancements in ...

Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

Tuberculosis bacteria rely on a family of genes that help them survive the challenging journey from one person's lungs to ...

A person in Manchester has been diagnosed with tuberculosis, New Hampshire health officials said Thursday. The person was ...

Tuberculosis has stalked humanity for as nearly as long as we've been on earth. In this article, we take a look at how UCSF ...

Michigan has the only persisting bovine tuberculosis outbreak in wild deer anywhere in the U.S. — and it occasionally spills ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

Spreading easily through the air, Mycobacterium tuberculosis can establish a chronic infection in human lungs, which can turn ...

New Hampshire health officials are alerting the public after a person tested positive for tuberculosis in Manchester.