ASHA workers in India are central to a campaign to combat tuberculosis stigma and promote testing. Over 12 lakh TB camps were held, screening 11 crore individuals. The initiative includes engaging TB champions,
Michigan has the only persisting bovine tuberculosis outbreak in wild deer anywhere in the U.S. — and it occasionally spills over to cattle farms.
Justin Trudeau was reduced to tears at a press conference on Thursday night, after reports of a profanity-laden phone call with Donald Trump. The MSNBC host's ill-advised take after Trump honored 13-year-old DJ Daniel during his speech ticked off the lad's father. "This one should be the easiest one of all."
Tuberculosis remains one of the most lethal infectious diseases caused by a single pathogen. According to the latest global tuberculosis report released by WHO in October, 2024, the estimated incidence of tuberculosis in 2023 was 10·8 million cases,
With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl defeat. During the past year, 67 people with TB have been detected. This comes on the back of increasing rates of TB in the US year on year since the start of the COVID pandemic.
Now a museum, the Saranac Laboratory was established in 1894 and was the first in the United States dedicated to studying tuberculosis.
AI-enabled hand-held X-ray machines are transforming TB detection in Uttar Pradesh, enabling the diagnosis of 6.8 lakh patients in a year. These devices are part of a national campaign and target high-risk groups,