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Two new studies cast light on disease processes in tuberculosis (TB), identifying key genetic changes that cause damage in the lungs and a drug treatment that could speed up recovery. The findings are ...

A history of tuberculosis (TB) and a history of chronic bronchitis were associated with an increased risk for lung cancer in individuals who had never smoked, whereas asthma had a positive, ...

Imperial scientists have found how a common antibiotic could help reduce lung destruction in people with Tuberculosis (TB). TB is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, causing 1.8 million deaths in ...

Tuberculosis has plagued humanity for thousands of years, and despite medical advances that can now help us prevent and cure it, the ancient bacterial disease still claims more human lives per year ...

Andrew Speaker, the tuberculosis patient who caused an international public health scare in May, underwent successful surgery Tuesday to remove a diseased portion of his right lung, hospital officials ...

Australian researchers have uncovered a link between low levels of the gas nitric oxide in the lungs of tuberculosis patients and the body’s ability to fight the deadly disease, opening the door to ...

Startup AI Diagnostics showcased its tuberculosis monitor at MWC 2026, which could one day scan for other lung- and heart-related diseases.

Tuberculosis is a common infectious disease in the lungs, but tuberculosis bacteria can cause infection in almost all parts of the human body. As such, tuberculosis in organs other than the lungs is ...