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Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally

Dalvin Modore walked as if there was broken glass beneath his feet, stepping gingerly, his frail shoulders hunched against the…

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Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission

Tuberculosis lives and thrives in the lungs. When the bacteria that cause the disease are coughed into the air, they…

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Designing self-destructing bacteria to make effective tuberculosis vaccines

Working toward more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of mycobacteria with “kill…

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Groundbreaking study shows potential of new mRNA vaccine to help fight tuberculosis

A new vaccine that boosts immunity against tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to be effective in pioneering pre-clinical trials, as…

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Study finds three new safe, effective ways to treat drug-resistant tuberculosis

Tuberculosis remains one of the top infectious disease killers worldwide, a challenge amplified by drug-resistant forms of the disease. Now,…

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Antibiotic treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis found to be safe and effective in clinical trial

A clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine showed that the oral antibiotic levofloxacin taken once-daily for…

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Self-destructing vaccine offers enhanced protection against tuberculosis in monkeys

A self-destructing vaccine administered intravenously provides additional safety and protection against tuberculosis (TB) in macaque monkeys, suggests new University of…

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Tuberculosis strains resistant to new drugs are transmitted between patients

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular threat to global health.…

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One of the world’s largest social programs greatly reduced tuberculosis among the most vulnerable

Brazil’s Bolsa Família Program (BFP) is one of the largest conditional cash transfer programmes implemented worldwide. Since 2004, the BFP…

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Researchers reveal why a key tuberculosis drug works against resistant strains

Rutgers Health research has uncovered why a relatively new antibiotic for tuberculosis (TB) works against multidrug-resistant strains, potentially inspiring improved…

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