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NBC News, citing two sources familiar with the plan, reports that the CDC is expected to hand over multiple sets of vaccine safety data to a “senior data analyst” at HHS named David Geier.

Ever since Meta introduced a QR code-based feature to share Instagram profiles, users no longer had to spell out their account name to a new friend or type it out. The simple ‘Share Profile ...

According to the deputy president, South Africa is among the 30 countries accounting for 87% of the global TB burden. Deputy President Paul Mashatile expressed concern over the highest rates of ...

People who have had direct contact with a person with tuberculosis might be eligible for a free limited latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) test, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) said yesterday ...

World Tuberculosis Day: Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious bacterial infection that primarily affects the lungs but can spread to other organs. We got in touch with an expert who shares why early ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease, usually caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. (Image Credits: Unsplash) World TB Day 2025: Tuberculosis is the deadliest infectious ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department joins the World Health Organization (WHO) in ...

Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. A fake website meant to look like a CDC webpage was put up sometime this month and ...

But Children’s Health Defense, the non-profit that RFK Jr. led for years before stepping aside in 2023, took an egregious step in creating a fake website intended to look like a real CDC fact sheet.

So, it’s World Tuberculosis Day again, but before you scroll past like it’s just another health awareness headline, here’s a quick reminder: TB is still very much around, and Nigeria remains ...

We have taken this opportunity to host a one-day symposium March every year since 2010, to highlight contemporary TB research, control measures and policy initiatives, and to discuss future challenges ...