Tuberculosis (TB) cases rose 13 per cent in England last year, with increases among both immigrants and people born in the UK ...

After declining for many years, the number of cases of tuberculosis in the U.S. has been on the rise since 2021. In 2024, ...

Findings presented at ESCMID Global 2025 highlight the potential of AI-enhanced ultrasound as a frontline diagnostic tool for ...

A pioneering study presented today at ESCMID Global 2025 has demonstrated that an AI-powered lung ultrasound outperforms human experts by 9% in diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).1 ...

This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...

CD4 lymphocytes are immune system cells that are affected by HIV infection ... perhaps counterintuitively, for diagnosing tuberculosis in people with HIV, especially when respiratory samples are not ...

Akron, April 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In today’s fast-paced world, respiratory health has become a growing concern for many individuals. With increasing pollution levels, lifestyle changes ...

CD4 lymphocytes are immune system cells that are affected ... for diagnosing tuberculosis in people with HIV, especially when respiratory samples are not available," concludes García-Basteiro.

Each year, tuberculosis kills some 1.25 million people ... TB germs have survived in the lungs but are contained by the body's immune system, so no symptoms are present. Active TB is what occurs ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a respiratory disease caused by a bacteria and spread through the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks, according to the CDC. Without treatment ...