Tulane University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind handheld diagnostic device that can deliver rapid, accurate ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients ...

Getty Kansas has an outbreak of two diseases — measles and tuberculosis — as lawmakers loosen vaccine requirements for children. In a 103-15 vote on March 20, the Kansas House of ...

March 24 (Reuters) - Tuberculosis (TB) infections among children in the European region rose 10% in 2023, indicating ongoing transmission and the need for immediate public health measures to ...

Given that young children have an increased risk of developing tuberculosis disease during the first year after infection, childhood TB serves as a marker for ongoing transmission within a community.

Like, every time I get three or four words into an observation, my kids will raise their hands and say, “Yeah, Dad, we know: It’s tuberculosis.” Nolen: The Venn diagram of people that I ...

More than 1 million children fall ill with TB each year and more than half go undiagnosed or unreported, according to the World Health Organization. Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest infectious ...

This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to ...

More than 1 million children fall ill with TB each year and more than half go undiagnosed or unreported, according to the World Health Organization. Tuberculosis is the world’s deadliest ...

More than 1 million children fall ill with TB each year and more than half go undiagnosed or unreported, according to the World Health Organization. Tuberculosis is the world's deadliest ...