Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Although it's often thought of as a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still found ...

When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...

TB did come under tighter control in the U.S. in the 1950s, thanks to public health efforts and the discovery of the antibiotic streptomycin. In the 1980s, Reagan-era public health cuts and the AIDS ...

The new government TB dashboard is a step forward for transparency and accountability in South Africa's response to the ...

There were an estimated 490,000 new cases of drug-resistant TB in 2016. Tuberculosis, a lung disease most often transmitted by breathing infected particles in the air, is the ninth leading cause of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A highly contagious and potentially deadly disease is seeing sharp upticks—and that's in addition to the measles outbreak we're ...

Kansas is experiencing its largest tuberculosis outbreak in history, with 67 active cases and two deaths. The outbreak is contained to specific areas in Kansas and poses a low risk to the general ...

A resident in southern New Jersey recently tested positive for tuberculosis. Here's what you need to know about the spread of TB and Delaware cases ...

What makes TB particularly insidious is its ability to remain latent in the body without symptoms, highlighting the ...

A little-known form of “sleeping” tuberculosis (TB) that affects millions of Americans is making headlines after a local outbreak at a San Francisco school. The spate of cases is a reminder that ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A case of tuberculosis occurred at the freshman/sophomore campus at Waukegan High School, officials said. The Lake County Health Department said a person was recently diagnosed with ...