A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

More than 10 million people develop tuberculosis (TB) each year, yet about 40% go undiagnosed. The main culprit is reliance on sputum-based testing, which many patients—particularly those who are ...

Startup AI Diagnostics showcased its tuberculosis monitor at MWC 2026, which could one day scan for other lung- and heart-related diseases.

San Francisco health officials confirmed 204 latent tuberculosis cases at Archbishop Riordan High School, about 16% of those tested.

In Johnson County, Iowa, the number of tuberculosis cases has increased in recent years—and so has the cost of containing it.

A Camden County resident has been diagnosed with active tuberculosis, Camden County Department of Health and Human Services officials said. The resident went to a local hospital Feb. 12 after ...

Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. The United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis TB is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on ...

Last week, activists and patients won a breakthrough in the fight against the world’s deadliest infectious disease: tuberculosis. Cepheid, a medical equipment manufacturer owned by the multinational ...

While there is a vaccine for TB, it’s not generally recommended in the U.S. because of the low risk of severe disease in the ...

Seattle health officials are investigating a confirmed case of tuberculosis linked to Rainier Beach High School.

Although tuberculosis cases in California have risen and fallen in recent years, the overall statewide total has declined.