Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, ...

From the currently used sputum testing, soon tuberculosis screening can be done via a simple tongue swab, according to a ...

UAB requires initial TB screening, per CDC guidelines, while annual screening is not required. Routine TB testing may be needed based on examination of job risk. Employees who have been diagnosed with ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says tuberculosis (TB) cases are on the rise in the state. Three ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is an infectious disease that mainly affects the lungs but can also spread to other parts of the body.

Tuberculosis is a disease that most commonly causes an infection of the lungs. (Photo: Getty Images) With cases of tuberculosis (TB) cropping up at schools in different parts of the country — ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often ...

In a unique initiative, the UT Health Department has launched a comprehensive tuberculosis (TB) screening drive for all 1,200 ...

A CRISPR mouth-swab test could transform TB screening with rapid, low-cost detection in low-resource and asymptomatic cases.