Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., ...

Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis, but according to Collins, it is not routinely given in the U.S. According to the CDC, this is due to several reasons, including the mixed ...

Wyandotte County is currently facing the largest outbreak of tuberculosis in United States, state officials say. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment reports 67 active infections of the ...

Tuberculosis spreads through germs released when a person with TB in their lungs coughs, speaks or sings. These bacteria can ...

Research suggests a range in terms of effectiveness, with some data suggesting that the vaccine is just 37% effective against all forms of tuberculosis in children under the age of five ...

The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens ...

Kansas is currently dealing with a tuberculosis outbreak that is unprecedented in the U.S. What we know about Delaware's ...