TACOMA –On Monday, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announced it was monitoring a patient with active tuberculosis who had declined treatment. Court records reveal the woman has not followed ...

An automated SMS program embedded into TB care helped 40% of patients quit smoking; experts explore if a program might help cessation among smokers with other comorbidities.

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A Washington state woman who was arrested after she refused for more than a year to consistently isolate or take medication for tuberculosis has finally been cured of the disease. The Tacoma-Pierce ...

An HIV positive TB patient, holds a packet of tablets received as part of his treatment at Rutsanana Polyclinic in Glen Norah township, Harare June 24, 2019. - (Photo by Jekesai NJIKIZANA / AFP) ...

Patient choice in taking treatment is framed by the physiological and psychological impacts of the disease and also by the social and cultural structures in which the person is immersed. [68] Patient ...

A new six-month treatment reg­i­men to treat druf-resistant tuberculosis marks a potentially transformative shift.

TB remains the leading cause of death among people living with HIV. Uganda is a high TB-burden country, and HIV accelerates ...

Punjab ranks low in TB support, with only 16% of patients receiving nutritional aid, far below the national average of 50%.

Now a museum, the Saranac Laboratory was established in 1894 and was the first in the United States dedicated to studying ...

The governor further shared that he himself has adopted 59 TB patients from Nirmand block, while his secretary at Raj Bhavan has adopted six patients from Ani block.On the occasion, he also ...