Most things in this world have their good points and their not-so-good points, and this is certainly true of “The Copenhagen ...

Approaches incorporating rapid or digital PCR, CRISPR, syndromic testing, and multimodal systems reached new milestones this year.

An idea for a quick, affordable and accurate test for tuberculosis (TB) — the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent — shows promise. About $5 million in promise. Electrical & ...

A cohort study evaluating a tuberculosis (TB) prevention program among patients who received biologic therapy found a low risk for incident infection. Pretreatment screening with QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) ...

A gloved hand holds a test strip in a small plastic vial, with two horizontal red lines on it The tuberculosis test strips developed by Tulane University’s Zhen Huang indicate the presence or absence ...

"As long as you breathe, you are at risk anywhere in the world," says physician Lucica Ditiu. The risk she's referring to is catching tuberculosis. While it may seem like a disease from the past, this ...

After The Times published an interview with John Green about his new book on tuberculosis, many readers wrote to share their families’ history with the disease. Compiled by Stephanie Nolen Recently, ...

When threatened, the bombardier beetle launches a noxious chemical spray by combining two compounds in its abdomen—a natural defense mechanism that doesn’t require external power. It was this beetle’s ...

The newest tuberculosis infection testing device by Tulane University is the size of a credit card, requires no electricity and significantly improves detection of the disease in those with HIV.

Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness of the QuantiFERON (QFT) test versus the tuberculin skin test (TST) in diagnosing latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in immunocompetent children under ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...