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 ...

Health workers in developing countries know that isolating tuberculosis patients is an outdated and potentially harmful ...

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A new study in Nature Medicine estimates 2 million people are incorrectly told they have TB each year — and 1 million ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuberculosis typically infects the lungs but can spread to the rest of the body. stockdevil/iStock via Getty Images Plus ...

Across the spectrum of human afflictions—from cancer to heart disease to rare genetic conditions—medical investigators are continually attempting to break new ground by developing better methods of ...

More daily smokers with tuberculosis receiving a mobile health intervention achieved self-reported and biochemically verified ...

The additional chief secretary (ACS), health said the upcoming website will enhance transparency and public access to TB-related services.

The Sewing Machine Centre, she noted, reflects the state’s commitment to supporting life after TB, with the first trained beneficiary set to receive her machine shortly ...

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 ...

Some 85% of reported tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country involved Malaysians, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad (pic).

In 1929 in Savannah, Ga., Edna Sutton dreamt of being a nurse. But, as a young black woman, she had few opportunities in her hometown, which was still ruled by Jim Crow laws. The only nursing she ...