Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful practice, but lack the resources to move away from it. By Stephanie Nolen ...

A little-known form of “sleeping” tuberculosis (TB) that affects millions of Americans is making headlines after a local outbreak at a San Francisco school. The spate of cases is a reminder that ...

A study comparing one- and three-month antibiotic treatments to prevent active tuberculosis (TB) finds that a high percentage of patients successfully completed both regimens and suffered few adverse ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Researchers at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo have developed a new inhalable form of tuberculosis (TB) treatment that could ...

New research is now casting doubt on the true number of tuberculosis cases. That could carry significant implications for patient care and well-being. Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest infectious ...

Tuberculosis has earned the undesirable distinction of being the world's top infectious disease killer — a mantle it took back from COVID in 2023. TB claimed the lives of 1.23 million people in 2024 ...

Mark Prussin is a digital producer at CBS New York. He covers breaking news, sports, politics and trending stories in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Mark joined the CBS New York team in 2019. A ...

A prominent California high school suspended in-person classes after facing over 50 tuberculosis cases. The first case connected to Archbishop Riordan High School in San Francisco was reported in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An outbreak of tuberculosis was reported at a private Catholic high school in the Bay Area. Cases of TB have been ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) has been linked to a San Francisco high school. The San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) issued a health advisory on Jan. 29 about the outbreak, which has ...

The San Francisco Public Health Department has launched a "large-scale TB contact investigation" after a tuberculosis outbreak this week at Archbishop Riordan High School infected at least three ...

A private Bay Area Catholic high school is dealing with an outbreak of tuberculosis, according to city health officials and multiple media reports. As of last week, there have been three active cases ...