The Massachusetts Public Health Laboratory is accustomed to strong support from the CDC. Now it is learning to go it alone.

Prematurity – the single biggest killer identified by the WHO data – was responsible for the death of more than 920,000 children globally in 2023. This is around 59 times as many children as the ...

Outbreaks in several states have contributed to recent TB trends, including a recent one in the Kansas City, Kansas area. The Kansas TB rate jumped 148% last year, according to the new CDC data.

That means many TB cases are likely going undiagnosed, increasing the risk of spread TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Tuberculosis (TB) might seem like a disease from days gone by ...

Those in the high-risk groups could also develop ear infections, blindness, encephalitis - a brain swelling infection - and respiratory illnesses, including pneumonia, bronchiectasis, and laryngitis.

Officials in suburban Joliet have confirmed a student was diagnosed with tuberculosis in recent days. According to a statement from Will County Officials, a case was confirmed at Joliet West High ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- A south suburban student has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, school officials said on Monday. Joliet West High School sent a letter to students and staff who may ...

One of the most striking parts of John Green’s newest novel, “Everything Is Tuberculosis,” comes as a quote in chapter nine. “Biology has no moral compass,” Green writes. “It does not punish the evil ...

The second likely death from the mosquito-borne Japanese encephalitis virus has been recorded in South East Queensland, after a patient presented to a Brisbane hospital. When questioned by The ...

The termination of United States funding for HIV and tuberculosis research programmes in South Africa could undo years of progress and fuel a global health crisis, because TB remains a major ...

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 ...

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