New types of tuberculosis are emerging around the world that take years and thousands of dollars to cure. Patients fighting this disease are often... Faces Of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Forms of ...

TB Alliance has initiated a pivotal clinical trial, SimpliciTB (pronounced: sim-plis-i-tee-bee), that will evaluate whether a new four-drug regimen can treat most types of tuberculosis (TB) including ...

More than 490,000 people were affected by multidrug-resistant TB in 2016, according to the World Health Organization Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are known as atypical mycobacteria. That means they’re related to tuberculosis, but they don’t cause the same disease. In fact, NTM are generally harmless. That’s a ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin. Once it reaches the skin, TB can cause a variety of lesions, ...

Tuberculosis (TB) may last for several months, with treatment. The length of time it takes to cure the condition can vary. It may depend on whether the TB is latent or active. Tuberculosis (TB) is a ...

Conquistadors and missionaries didn't just bring colonialism and Western religion to other parts of the world. They likely brought tuberculosis, too. That's a key finding of an international study ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often ...