An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

Our state continues to see new laws introduced each year that diminish funding and the authority of health departments — just ...

Leading UCSF physician-scientists are developing targeted treatments, earlier diagnostics, and helping to solve tuberculosis’ ...

A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...

Kansas faces one of the largest TB outbreaks in US history. TB, an enduring pandemic, thrives in poverty-stricken areas and ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has played a pivotal role in the resurgence of TB. Cases increased globally by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023, reversing decades of steady disease declines. In the US, TB cases rose by ...

The WHO warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts, especially from the United States, could harm humanitarian efforts ...

A recent article asked, “Is TB a concern for Tennesseans?” regarding the Kansas outbreak with two deaths. As stated, over 100 Tennesseans become sick and are treated for TB each year ...

Public health is not optional — it is the foundation of a functioning, thriving society. Jack Gruber USA Today Network Kansas is facing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the U.S. since the 1950s.

Earlier this year, Nahid helped develop new American TB guidelines to make shorter treatment available to more people. These guidelines are now being used to fight the current Kansas TB outbreak. And ...

Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Public health is not optional — it is the foundation of a functioning, thriving ...