The battery-powered device is the first to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in saliva in addition to blood and sputum.

In a BU news release, first author Amy Zheng, MPH, a PhD student, said, "When countries are unable to detect tuberculosis in ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of ...

EVERYTHING IS TUBERCULOSIS: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection, by John Green Tuberculosis kills more people — over a million a year worldwide — than any other infectious ...

When health workers stopped visiting her home in Pakistan to administer tuberculosis medication, Ratna Jamni began dragging herself to a clinic “step by painful step, when even standing feels ...