As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, the Deendayal Port Authority (DPA) of Kandla has undertaken ...

June is National Immigration Heritage Month, a time to remember the millions who have come to America from a land far, far ...

Here’s a look at Tuberculosis (also known as TB), an infection, caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis, that usually affects the lungs. It can also infect other parts of the body ...

Most cases of TB can be treated with antibiotics, and treatment usually takes six to nine months. Public Health says the ...

Introduction In Hong Kong, tuberculin skin test (TST) with a 15 mm cut-off was used at 0 and 3 months for contact screening, but half of future tuberculosis cases might be missed. Follow-on interferon ...

The exposure to the disease took place at the Paul Mirabile Center and the South County Lighthouse, public health officials ...

The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) on Friday reminded the public that tuberculosis (TB) is a serious bacterial infection affecting the lungs and respiratory that requires medical treatment.

Multnomah County health officials have confirmed an active case of tuberculosis at a Portland middle school. Officials said Thursday that a person may have been contagious for eight months at Lane ...

tuberculosis-specific interferon-γ release assay QFT from negative to positive, followed by two additional positive QFT tests at 3 and 6 months after the initial conversion. Further analyses by ...

Florida recorded 681 cases of TB in 2024, about 9% more than the previous year, federal data shows. California had the highest number of reported TB cases in 2024, with 2,100 cases. More than 30 other ...

While tuberculosis treatment in the U.S. is typically very effective, it’s a long and expensive process. Even after her four-month isolation period, Skaggs’ symptoms made her unable to work.