A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...

The disease is widespread in poorer countries but an outbreak in global north nations signals a crack in public health ...

In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.

The funding cuts were particularly "devastating" because 2024 was the "best year ever" for the fight against TB, Ditiu added.

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties ...

Slashing tuberculosis aid could endanger millions of lives abroad, health authorities say, with potential consequences for ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has played a pivotal role in the resurgence of TB. Cases increased globally by 4.6% from 2020 to 2023, reversing decades of steady disease declines. In the US, TB cases rose by ...

Kansas was coping with this latest TB crisis throughout 2024. However . . . Here's the highlight of a KC Star guest column ...

Our state continues to see new laws introduced each year that diminish funding and the authority of health departments — just ...