A new non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis (TB) could mark a major breakthrough in the global fight against one of the world's deadliest infectious diseases. Researchers evaluating the ...

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ...

A gloved hand holds a test strip in a small plastic vial, with two horizontal red lines on it The tuberculosis test strips developed by Tulane University’s Zhen Huang indicate the presence or absence ...

You may have seen reports of an outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas City and thought: Oh, no! Is this the start of something bigger? Do you need to worry? First, the facts: The tuberculosis outbreak ...

A case of tuberculosis has been reported at Lloyd High School in Northern Kentucky. Officials are testing several dozen who ...

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 ...

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 ...