U.S. health officials are racing to control an outbreak of tuberculosis linked to contaminated bone graft material that has killed one person and infected at least four others - the second outbreak of ...

Giri* was 25-years-old when he felt a persistent pain around his left shoulder joint which also affected the movement of his arm. Initially, he was treated for frozen shoulder, but when the area ...

Tuberculosis (TB) has been a serious health challenge globally. Its cases in India are also increasing the pressure on the health sector. TB is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium ...

MARION TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Michigan woman has died just months following an elective back surgery after doctors discovered the bone graft material used in ...

A recent tuberculosis outbreak linked to contaminated bone graft material cost one person’s life and infected at least four others. The incident underscores the inadequacy of current tuberculosis ...

Washington ― New legislation introduced in the U.S. House this week would mandate that bone graft material be tested and screened for active and latent tuberculosis and expedite the process for ...

In July, Aziyo voluntarily recalled its bone graft products -- ViBone Moldable or alloOss Plus (lot No. TDS222820) -- after it learned of postsurgical TB infections in two patients after they were ...

Tuberculosis is still widely perceived as a disease of the lungs, often associated with chronic cough and breathlessness. However, a significant number of patients never develop noticeable pulmonary ...

One person has died and at least four have been sickened by tuberculosis in infected bone materials, an outbreak that has cast a spotlight on the shortcomings of testing for such tissue products. It’s ...

Contaminated bone allograft material from a single manufacturer led to five diagnosed cases of tuberculosis (TB) and two deaths so far, according to CDC data. In July, clinicians in two different ...

That “normal” back pain might not be so normal. Spinal tuberculosis often starts with mild symptoms but can lead to serious complications if ignored (Image: Pexels) Spinal TB can mimic routine back ...

Bone graft materials infected with tuberculosis (TB) that were used in three dozen dental and medical procedures have led to a second patient’s death, triggering a U.S. legislator who has had several ...