About 1.5 million people died of tuberculosis (TB) in 2017, making it the most lethal infectious disease worldwide. A growing rise in drug-resistant TB is a major obstacle to successfully tr... Read more
Led by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), a team of researchers has developed a new treatment for tuberculosis (TB). This work could offer a practical treatment that... Read more
New tuberculosis therapy could be more potent than current treatments UCLA-led team identifies drug and dose regimen that may cut time by as much as 75 percent Taking a new approach toward t... Read more
In a striking, unexpected discovery, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have determined that vitamin C kills drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) bacteria i... Read more
RESEARCHERS FIND LOW COST DRUG WIPES OUT DRUG RESISTANT TB, BUT WORRY IT MAY NOT REACH PATIENTS IN NEED An off-patent anti-inflammatory drug that costs around two cents for a daily dose in d... Read more
Could reduce treatment by more than a year for some patients A novel approach to discover the first new tuberculosis (TB) combination drug regimen cleared a major hurdle when Phase II clinic... Read more