Consumption, phthisis, the white plague—a killer by any other name, tuberculosis (TB) has stalked humanity since at least the ...

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

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

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

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

While TB makes more than 10 million people sick each year, fewer than 10,000 of them are in the United States. But the outbreak in greater Kansas City offers a stark reminder of the importance of ...

Just a couple of years ago, there was a smaller TB outbreak in Kansas. After the outbreak was contained, the CDC reported that the majority of those who came down with TB were immigrants and their ...

The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, ...

Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.