The company has been making paraphenylenediamine-free claims on a range of products containing the PPD-related chemical ...

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.

A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Tiyan High School has prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease ...

Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...

The TB (PPD) skin test will be provided for free by the DPHSS TB Control Program in coordination with the GDOE health counselors from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 18 with the PPD reading from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb ...

But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...

A new study has demonstrated that a combination of conditional cash transfers and TB counseling significantly improves ...

Despite decades of efforts, tuberculosis remains a global health crisis, claiming over 1.3 million lives annually.

"Given such high burden of TB and drug-resistant TB cases, the Committee feels that the availability of molecular diagnostic facilities including NAAT (Nucleic Acid Amplification Test) need to be ...

The sudden halt of USAID funding threatens the country's fragile TB response, putting thousands of patients at risk.Natasha Gwashure watches as tuberculosis ravages her 1-year-old son Anashe's frail ...

Extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB) strains have been detected in at least 55 countries worldwide. These data substantiate the need for rapid and reliable methods for drug-susceptibility testing ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease that manifests itself mainly with skin symptoms (dryness, itching, scaly skin, abnormal patches and plaques). It affects about 2% of the ...