American Academy of Pediatrics in the United States now recommends IGRA tests like QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus to screen at-risk children of all ages // New recommendation joins trend of U.S.

The agency said $5B is needed annually for TB research, but funding cuts have made it difficult to reach that goal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World Tuberculosis Day will be celebrated on 24 March, and new recommendations for tuberculosis (TB) diagnostic techniques from ...

WHO recommends new tuberculosis testing tools, including near point-of-care tests and tongue swabs to improve diagnosis and access.

Researchers in the UC Davis Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine have created a new tuberculosis blood test that ...

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.

Join us for an insightful webinar to discuss a holistic approach to testing for TB in a clinical setting. Tuberculosis remains a global health challenge, with significant hurdles in diagnosing and ...

Mumbai: Mumbai has recorded a 28% drop in multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) cases over the last three years, with annual resistant cases falling from 5,698 in 2022 to 4,080 in 2025.A total of ...

On March 24, a day widely recognized as World TB Day 2026, the agency released new guidance supporting simpler tests that can be done near where patients get care, instead of only in certain labs. WHO ...