A closely watched clinical trial testing what could be the world’s first new tuberculosis vaccine in a century has hit its ...

Shorter duration, fully oral treatment regimens for tuberculosis (TB) are now recommended for most adults and children. Updated joint guidelines from the American Thoracic Society, the CDC ...

The World Health Organization aims to reduce TB cases by 80% by 2030. The United Kingdom reported a 13% rise in TB cases in ...

Moving beyond the traditional sputum tests, a new study showed that a molecular stool test may increase detection of ...

Tuberculosis (TB), caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, was responsible for 1.25 million deaths in 2023, 13% of which were among people living with HIV.Currently, the main ...

Learn how new TB treatments show higher success rates and fewer side effects with shorter, all-oral regimens. Discover more.

Apr. 21, 2025 — An experimental drug now in clinical trials as a cancer treatment could help boost the power of first-line tuberculosis (TB) treatments by helping infected cells die a gentler ...

The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection According to the World Health Organization, over 10 million people ...

Following the success of recent clinical trials, several major infectious disease agencies updated treatment guidance for ...

Dr Abena Jean-Louis is the regional public health expert at WHO AFRO, who is leading efforts to combat tuberculosis and ...