TB or Lung Cancer? Key symptoms, differences, and why a misdiagnosis can be life-threatening

India faces a dual challenge with widespread tuberculosis and rising lung cancer, often presenting with similar symptoms like ...

What it’s like to have pulmonary tuberculosis in modern-day India: ‘I remember calling my mother at 3 AM…’

Once known as a disease of the past, tuberculosis continues to haunt modern India — with delayed diagnoses, stigma, and ...
Frontiers

The innovative diagnostic model facilitates the differentiation between non - tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease and pulmonary tuberculosis

Objectives: To construct a differential diagnostic model for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease (NTM-LD) and Pulmonary Tuberculosis Lung Disease (PTB-LD). Methods: Retrospective analysis of ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Soloviev, A.E., Vasin, I.V. and Efimov, E.A. (2022) Abdominal Tuberculosis in Children. Pirogov Russian Journal of Surgery, 12, 78-84.

ABSTRACT: Abdominal tuberculosis is one of the rare forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Its diagnosis is difficult to establish in children. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemioclinical ...
NBC News

World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts

Health authorities are calling attention to a looming consequence of the Trump administration’s gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development: the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis ...
Chicago Tribune

Dr. Cory Franklin: Should we be concerned about the tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas?

Why doesn’t the public know more about the troubling tuberculosis outbreak in eastern Kansas? The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is tracking 384 individuals with suspected ...
WRVO

Lung cancer surgery, tuberculosis, bispecific antibody therapy

Dr. Michael Archer discusses lymph nodes and other details of lung cancer surgery in this week's "HealthLink on Air." He spoke recently at an American College of Surgeons meeting about innovations and ...
JSTOR Daily

Surgery In Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Vision – To be the world's leading and most trusted provider of information and services that will make a real difference in clinical practice and improve outcomes for patients. Mission – To lead the ...
Healthline

What Are the Long-Term Effects of Tuberculosis?

Untreated tuberculosis may result in several long-term complications, such as permanent lung damage. It’s vital for the condition to be treated early to prevent the infection from traveling to other ...
KCUR 89.3 FM

A Kansas tuberculosis outbreak has infected dozens of people in Wyandotte County so far

Health officials have confirmed almost 50 cases of tuberculosis in Wyandotte County, more than in all of Kansas last year. But the public risk remains low. The Kansas Department of Health and ...
Healthline

What Is the Incubation Period of Tuberculosis?

Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious disease that can be very serious if not treated. TB can stay dormant in your body for decades, but it’s contagious only when you have active symptoms. Tuberculosis ...