Large-scale protein screen reveals targets for a new tuberculosis vaccine

A large-scale screen of tuberculosis proteins has revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a new vaccine ...
Science Daily

This new drug candidate might finally outsmart tuberculosis

A new compound called CMX410 may change the fight against tuberculosis. It targets a weak point in the bacteria’s defenses, ...

Expanding TB prevention could save millions of lives and yield major economic benefits, global study finds

Tuberculosis (TB) remains the world's leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. A new study recently published ...
KTBS

Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths

Tuberculosis, a bacterial infection usually found in the lungs, remains the world’s top infectious killer, causing 1.25 million deaths worldwide in 2023, according to the World Health Organization ...

Breathing new life into tuberculosis treatment with inhalable nanomedicine

A new nano-based drug delivery technology could outwit tuberculosis (TB)—one of humanity's most ancient diseases.
7News Miami

Tuberculosis scare causes students to wear masks as they return to Fort Lauderdale school

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - Students at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale returned to classes wearing masks after a message was sent out to parents that an individual who was on-campus was ...
WRAL

Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths

(CNN) — When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standing feels ...