A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.

The agency said $5B is needed annually for TB research, but funding cuts have made it difficult to reach that goal. HealthDay News — The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move ...

False positives in these types of tests, which identify immune markers rather than the disease-causing bacteria, can happen for a few reasons.

The test also showed high sensitivity in detecting TB in respiratory (93%), pediatric stool (83%) and adult spinal fluid samples (93%). With children, HIV patients and those with extrapulmonary TB ...

SARANAC LAKE — Tuberculosis is still the world’s leading infectious disease killer, and one of the biggest challenges in developing new treatments is that early testing does not always reflect what ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, ...

New York City is continuing to outsource some lab testing for tuberculosis and sexual health to the region’s largest private health system amid a staffing crunch and rising case numbers in recent ...

Dublin, Feb. 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Latent TB Testing Market (2026 Edition)" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The report analyses the Latent TB Testing Market by ...

On March 24, a day widely recognized as World TB Day 2026, the agency released new guidance supporting simpler tests that can be done near where patients get care, instead of only in certain labs. WHO ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries to move faster to detect and treat one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases: tuberculosis (TB). On March 24, a day widely recognized as ...

The worldwide health agency wants countries to speed up tuberculosis testing New tools may bring testing closer to patients The agency said $5B is needed annually for TB research, but funding cuts ...