There are more than three million people alive in South Africa who have been cured of TB. But even after being cured, many continue to suffer the long-term after-effects of the disease. To find out ...

Yet government schemes for nutritional support are failing to meet this basic need MUMBAI: A 32-year-old woman from a Worli slum is battling tuberculosis (TB) for the second time. A few months ago ...

Gurugram: In Haryana’s Mewat district, the familiar ‘chai pe charcha’ has a new avatar, wrapped in a public health message—‘TB pe charcha’. Leading these conversations is 24-year-old ...

A confirmed case of active tuberculosis at Tiyan High School has prompted a required TB skin testing for individuals who may have been exposed to the bacteria causing the infectious lung disease ...

Tuberculosis, TB, is caused by the germ Mycobacterium tuberculosis and primarily affects the lungs, according to the state health department, but can also affect the brain, kidneys or spine.

Internet consumption in Nigeria dropped slightly following a 50 per cent increase in telecom tariffs approved in January. Data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) shows that usage ...

The bacterial infection, also known as TB, spreads by breathing in the germs of an infected person. The disease usually infects the lungs, although it can also affect the brain, kidney and other ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - A total of 2,095 Indonesians from adolescent to adult age groups have undergone clinical trials for the TB or tuberculosis vaccine M72. This number is accumulative from the first ...

The bacterial infection, also known as TB, spreads when people breathe in the germs of an infected person. The disease usually infects the lungs, although it can also affect the brain, kidney and ...

He opened the card, looked at it and said, “I can’t read cursive yet.” Then he handed it to me to read. If you have a child in the Philadelphia School District, chances are they have not ...

What’s something kids can’t do, but teachers don’t teach? If you answered “cursive,” write a flowing capital letter “A” by hand on your report card. Once a staple of classrooms and ...