TB
AI-Guided Lung Ultrasonography a Major Breakthrough in TB Diagnosis
An AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% in diagnosing pulmonary TB.
APRIL 16, 2025
Shorter, All-Oral TB Regimens Recommended
The treatment of drug-susceptible and -resistant tuberculosis should focus on the use of all-oral, shorter ...
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
TB Resistance Transmitted Among Patients
Resistance to the new MDR-TB treatment regimen recently recommended by the WHO is already spreading among patients.
JANUARY 31, 2025
New TB Findings Could Change How Inflammatory Disorders Are Treated
A growing body of evidence suggests genetic vulnerabilities to TB account for the severity of disease in some ...
SEPTEMBER 6, 2024
TB Drug Unavailability Caused Treatment Delays, Regimen Changes
Supply chain disruptions hindering the availability of TB drugs delayed treatment initiations, changed regimens ...
FEBRUARY 7, 2024
New Strategy for BCG Could Help End No. 1 Killer Among People With HIV
Worldwide about 1.6 million people die of TB annually, including almost 200,000 people living with HIV, according ...
OCTOBER 23, 2023
Shorter Treatment for Resistant TB, BPal Succeeds in Boston
New six-month regimens have been shown to have better results than the long-term treatments, with improved quality ...
AUGUST 4, 2023
Investigational Three-Month TB Regimen Is Safe but Ineffective
The first clinical trial of a three-month tuberculosis treatment regimen is closing enrollment because many people ...
JULY 14, 2023
Tuberculosis Cases Continue to Rise in U.S. CDC
After falling significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, incidence of tuberculosis is rising in the United States ...
MAY 19, 2023
With TB, Shorter Treatment Approach May Work for Most Patients
Treating TB with an eight-week bedaquiline–linezolid regimen is noninferior to the standard, six-month ...
MARCH 30, 2023
Temperature-Stable TB Vaccine Safe, Prompts Immune Response
A clinical trial testing a freeze-dried, temperature-stable experimental tuberculosis (TB) vaccine in healthy ...
MARCH 13, 2023
Study Shows BPaL TB Regimen May Not Be Effective Against MDR Strains
The three-antibiotic regimen—bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid—used for treating ...
JANUARY 27, 2023
