Is TB a concern for Tennesseans? What health officials say about 2025 outbreak
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.
4 Things You Should Know About Tuberculosis
But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...
CNET on MSN6d
Tuberculosis: What to Know About the Recent Outbreak, Symptoms and Treatment
Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...
Woman's World on MSN6d
Tuberculosis Is on the Rise-Should You Get the Vaccine?
Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...
Pacific Daily News4d
TB case at Tiyan High School prompts testing for those who may have come into contact with patient
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 ...
Cash incentives and counseling could be key to improving TB treatment success rates
A new study has demonstrated that a combination of conditional cash transfers and TB counseling significantly improves ...
Pharmabiz4d
Panel asks govt to ensure consistent supply of drugs, scaling up testing facilities against TB
Further, the Ministry informed it that there are estimates of 1.1 lakh drug-resistant TB cases in India in 2022. As per the ministry of health and family welfare's guidelines for Programmatic ...
The American Journal of Managed Care1d
Understanding TB Symptoms, Spread, Treatment Amid Kansas City Outbreak
In part 2 of this interview, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, highlights the need for prolonged antibiotics and strong public health measures to combat tuberculosis (TB) at both the individual and population ...
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CDC wants faster testing for bird flu in hospitals
Hospitals should expand and speed up testing of people hospitalised with influenza to see if they are suffering from bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Medscape2d
Pause Immunosuppressants Prior to Patch Testing If Possible
Individuals on immunosuppressants should discontinue them prior to patch testing, if at all possible, to avoid tarnishing the test results, according to updated guidelines from the North American ...
Medscape4d
Drug-susceptibility Testing in TB: Current Status and Future Prospects
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 ...
The Washington Post4d
Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review
The CDC was scheduled to publish several MMWR reports this week, including three about the H5N1 avian influenza virus outbreak, according to one federal health official who spoke on the condition ...