Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history — but as recent developments indicate, tuberculosis isn’t done with us yet.

But the relative size of the outbreak is irrelevant. Kansas numbers continue to grow, and Dr. William Schaffner, infectious ...

Tuberculosis is treatable with antibiotics, and health officials encourage those contacted to undergo testing as a precaution ...

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

In just a few short weeks, the Trump administration has brought drastic changes to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health. Beginning with the removal of websites and key ...

Ever watched the movie Contagion? Produced in 2011, this thriller tells the story of how a virus, brought to the U.S. by a ...

Working towards more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccinations, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by strains of bacteria known as mycobacteria. The disease most commonly affects the lungs and can be fatal if not treated. However, most infected ...