ETH researchers have developed a new gene switch that can be activated using a commercially available nitroglycerine patch ...

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, for which related cases were first reported in January, has killed two people and caused at least 67 to need treatment for active infections, ...

Despite decades of efforts, tuberculosis remains a global health crisis, claiming over 1.3 million lives annually.

Feb. 5, 2025 — Researchers report that all nine patients in a clinical trial being treated for stage III or IV clear cell renal cell carcinoma (a form of kidney cancer), generated a successful ...

How Is Tuberculosis Treated? TB is treated with antibiotics over the course of several months. A vaccine is available, but ...

Schaffner said a TB vaccine (Bacille Calmette-Guérin) is available, but it’s not widely used in the U.S. because its effectiveness wanes over time. Even if someone's vaccinated with the BCG TB vaccine ...

Substantial efforts have been made over the past decade to develop vaccines against tuberculosis. We review recent developments in tuberculosis vaccines in the global portfolio, including those ...

A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas is raising a lot of questions about the bacterial infection, with ways to prevent infection at the forefront of people’s minds, having many wondering if there is ...

Two people have died in the outbreak. What to know about a tuberculosis vaccine. A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas is raising a lot of questions about the bacterial infection, with ways to ...