Global World News Tuberculosis Has Overtaken Covid As World S Deadliest Infectious Disease

We have the cure. Why is tuberculosis still around?

Tuberculosis – the world’s deadliest infectious disease – could be dormant in your system for years before you realize you have it. In the U.S., it’s relatively rare; provisional data shows that there ... Read More

Groundbreaking New Compound Could Treat the World’s Deadliest Infectious Disease

The world’s deadliest infectious disease urgently requires new and effective antibiotics. Researchers have created a promising new compound that may mark a major step forward in the global effort to ... Read More

Health chiefs warn rise in 'world's deadliest infectious disease' that could be mistaken for Covid

Health officials have issued a warning after new figures revealed that cases of tuberculosis (TB), dubbed the world's deadliest infectious disease, are climbing rapidly across England. Doctors say ... Read More

CRISPR-based tongue swab test shows promise for tuberculosis detection

Tulane University researchers have developed an enhanced CRISPR-based tuberculosis test that works with a simple tongue swab, a potential breakthrough that could allow easier, community-based ... Read More

Bill Gates pledges $912 million to global disease fight, urges governments to step up

NEW YORK, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The Gates Foundation will give $912 million to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, philanthropist Bill Gates announced on Monday as he urged ... Read More