Tuberculosis

Harmattan carries more than dust—it also spreads disease.

The White House's Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department's budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the Unit...

A senior U.S. official said Tuesday the Republican administration has appointed Musk lieutenant Jeremy Lewin as acting head of all foreign assistance at the State Department. Lewin is an associate of Musk's Department of Government Efficiency team.

WASHINGTON — The White House's Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department's budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, slashing the number of diplomatic staff, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and

"Make America Healthy Again" has already backfired. It will take generations to fix

Researchers are exploring strategies to alter the gut microbiome to improve patients' responses to immunotherapy. New research provide encouraging, but very early, data.

The U.S. measles outbreak is continuing to grow. Here's more information on this virus and the best way to prevent it.

The federal government is clawing back hundreds of millions of dollars that were supposed to go to public health departments and organizations across the state over the next year.

The best advice for avoiding a cold in 2025 isn't all that different from 1925.

The CD19+ B-Cell targeted therapy reduced flare risk by 87% in a phase 3 clinical trial.

The Navajo Nation has a unique program to fight sexually transmitted infections, including syphilis.

The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress of the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with the remaining operations and programs run by the diplomatic agency.

Pediatric TB cases are rising across Europe and Central Asia, indicating ongoing transmission and raising concern around multidrug-resistant strains.

Trump's WHO withdrawal and cuts to research and aid are making it harder to prepare for the next pandemic.

MIT engineers devised a way to deliver drugs such as contraceptives by injecting them as suspended crystals. Once under the skin, the crystals assemble into a drug depot that can last for months or years, eliminating the need for frequent injections.

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NEW YORK — Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. More than 10,300 cases were reported last year, an 8% increase from 2023 and the highest since 2011, according to preliminary data posted this month by the

Chad has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality. A group of midwives helped but now their jobs are on the line — one of many cases where countries must try to keep such programs alive.

The pandemic accelerated economic disparity, revealing a disturbing acceptance of mass death.