As of early 2025, tuberculosis cases are increasing in the U.S. This disease, often shortened to TB, causes significant lung damage and, if not treated, is almost always lethal.

Apr. 7, 2025 — Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence-based method to more accurately detect antibiotic resistance in deadly bacteria such as tuberculosis and staph. The ...

In 2023, after a brief hiatus, tuberculosis regained from COVID its status as the world’s deadliest infectious disease—a ...

or otherwise expel tiny droplets containing Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. These microscopic droplet nuclei can remain suspended in the air for hours, especially in enclosed spaces with poor ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis within Kansas City in the United States has been ongoing since Jan. 2024 and has highlighted new ...

The battery-powered device is the first to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in saliva in addition to blood and sputum.

Humanity’s battle against tuberculosis has been one of slow ... The weirdest thing about TB is the cell wall that the bacteria builds. It builds this really thick, fatty cell wall.

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

"At the time, I knew almost nothing about TB. To me, it was a disease of history — something that killed depressive 19th-century poets, not present-tense humans." ...

These are uniquely challenging times in the fight against the enduring and accelerating scourge of tuberculosis (TB)—an ...