COLUMBIA, S.C. — Lexington Medical Center has confirmed that both the hospital and the South Carolina Department of Health have completed initial testing on anyone who may have encountered a patient ...

Researchers have uncovered a sequence of biological processes that occur in humans infected with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis as the infection progresses to pulmonary tuberculosis.

Investigators concluded that patients with prior pulmonary tuberculosis had an increased risk and high prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), regardless of smoking history. “Our ...

In a recent study published in The Lancet Global Health journal, researchers evaluated the impact of nutritional support in Indian adults with microbiologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. The ...

Tuberculosis cases among newly deployed North Korean workers in China raise doubts over pre-departure health screenings.

A recent study published in the Scientific Reports Journal examined immune responses in treatment-naive individuals with early-stage active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) without clinical TB history. The ...

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Pratibha Dogra, Senior Consultant - Pulmonology at Marengo Asia Hospital in Gurugram, explained, “Pulmonary tuberculosis is a highly contagious disease that ...

Our lungs are amazing, quietly doing their thing to keep us breathing and alive. But when they are compromised by disease, the effects can be devastating. Two of the diseases that can have a serious ...

Lucknow: It is a moment of pride, obligation and humility, said Prof Rajendra Prasad after receiving the Padma Shri from ...

M. tuberculosis infects about a quarter of all people worldwide. Some infected people remain healthy, but five to 15 percent eventually develop active tuberculosis disease, which can be deadly. The ...