Built using pluripotent stem cells, this tiny lung could help push science away from animal testing as well as open the doors ...

"The air sacs in the lungs are a critical first barrier against infections in humans, but we've traditionally looked at them ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

A controversy has broken out over a diagnostic for tuberculosis that, until recently, had been subsidized by the World Health Organization — the latest flare-up over access to a medical product in ...

A TB blood test can find out whether you have the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria in your body. Whether you need to get tested and how often depends on your specific circumstances. A blood test ...

In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

An idea for a quick, affordable and accurate test for tuberculosis (TB) — the world’s leading cause of death from a single infectious agent — shows promise. About $5 million in promise. Electrical & ...

Research published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine shows the most commonly used test for tuberculosis — tuberculin skin test — fails to accurately diagnose TB in half ...

First year health science students will need TB testing and screening prior to or at arrival. At this time, UHCS is providing a TB blood test (IGRA). The cost of this test is almost always covered by ...

Since 2021, Kentucky has had 118 confirmed cases of TB, according to information from Louisville's health department.

While hundreds of Grand Forks County residents have been tested for tuberculosis since the outbreak last month, some were already tested because their employers required it. Phoenix Elementary School ...

Washington, D.C.-based drugmaker Danaher has agreed to lower the cost of test cartridges used to diagnose tuberculosis by 20% and sell them at cost, the company announced Tuesday, a move that comes ...