Antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) refers to coordinated strategies for the targeted, evidence-based, and safe use of ...

Pitt County health officials are answering questions after a third case of tuberculosis was found at D.H. Conley High School ...

Using human stem cells, scientists have created a miniature lung that mimics breathing and TB infection, opening new ...

Pitt County Health Director Wes Gray says the department was notified of the case involving a D.H. Conley High School student ...

Dec. 14, 2025 Scientists are uncovering a new possibility behind long COVID’s stubborn symptoms: hidden infections that awaken or emerge alongside SARS-CoV-2. Evidence is mounting that viruses like ...

Officials believe 140 newborns were exposed to TB at a Las Vegas hospital. Oct. 9, 2013— -- Nevada health officials are testing 140 newborns who they believe were exposed to tuberculosis at a Las ...

Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low. The Kansas Department of Health and ...

The outbreak started last January. Kansas health officials say numbers are trending downward, but they still expect to find more cases. This story has been updated to reflect that this is one of the ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by infection with the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and predominantly affects the lungs, resulting in extensive tissue pathology. The disease is particularly ...

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases in human history – and it still kills more than a million people every year. In a new book, The Fault in Our Stars author John Green argues the infection ...

A century or so ago, tuberculosis was everywhere. It killed babies and brides, firemen and heads of state. The colloquial term of the era, “consumption,” littered the obituary pages and underscored ...