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’ ...

Trying to keep a resurgence of tuberculosis cases from exploding into an outbreak, the Vanderburgh County Health Department plans to open a new clinic.

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

With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...