This is a column about tuberculosis (TB), the world's single, most deadly-yet-curable infection that killed one in seven Americans as recently as the 1880s. That said, it was not until 8 decades later ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Although it's often thought of as a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still found ...

The New Jersey Department of Health and Human Services recently announced that a resident in Camden County went to a local hospital displaying symptoms of tuberculosis on Feb. 12 and tested positive ...

A person usually contracts tuberculosis (TB) when they breathe in TB bacteria. In rare cases, the bacteria may travel to the genitourinary tract and transmit between people during sexual activity. If ...

Untreated tuberculosis may result in several long-term complications, such as permanent lung damage. It’s vital for the condition to be treated early to prevent the infection from traveling to other ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Kansas deals with an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak – the largest in recorded history in the United States – you might be ...

Tuberculosis cases are on the rise in Mecklenburg County, public health officials said. There were 31 active cases of TB in Mecklenburg County as of Friday, Feb. 7, WSOC reported. (For comparison, ...

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. DeKalb County has the highest rate of tuberculosis cases in Georgia. Next week, it’s opening a new clinic to ...

As Kansas deals with an ongoing tuberculosis outbreak – the largest in recorded history in the United States – you might be wondering if the threat of TB could make its way to Delaware. Here’s what we ...