Researchers from Imperial and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have discovered a drug target that could potentially help tackle drug-resistant tuberculosis, one of the biggest ...

Tuberculosis (TB) has long been associated with its most obvious symptoms: chronic cough, chest pain, fever and weight-loss. However, focusing on these signs, one might easily simplify a disease that ...

A north-west London borough has the highest rate of active tuberculosis (TB) in the capital, according to new data. The National TB Surveillance System said 44 in every 100,000 residents had active TB ...

If trends in tuberculosis rates continue, more than 10 million people worldwide will be diagnosed with the bacterial disease this year and 1.5 million will die from it. Many will remain "silent" ...

Once considered a disease consigned to the past, tuberculosis is making a resurgence in the UK. Emma Wilkinson examines why and asks experts what could help turn the tide In 2024 England saw its ...

Tuberculosis, the bacteria often associated with the deaths of Victorian-era monarchs, was recently contracted by more than 200 high school students in San Francisco. The outbreak served as a reminder ...

A chest x-ray showing lungs infected with TB. If you have been coughing for two weeks, you need to see a doctor if only to rule out this disease that is becoming a concern once again. — Filepic/The ...