Here's what tuberculosis is, how it's transmitted and how you can expect to have it treated if it affects you or someone you love.

Health officials issued a warning this week after someone at a suburban Chicago high school was diagnosed with active ...

The Lake County Health Department confirmed to the school district that the person is isolated from others and undergoing ...

The Xpert MTB/Ultra molecular diagnostic test for stool samples, until now recommended only for children, could be ...

HealthDay News — Preliminary data released this month by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that more than 10,300 tuberculosis (TB) cases were reported last year, representing ...

The discussions are centred around examining various aspects of TB treatment and prevention, including age-specific immune ...

CD4 lymphocytes are immune system cells that are affected by HIV infection, so people with CD4 counts below 200 are more likely to develop serious opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis.