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Tuberculosis Resurgent as Trump Funding Cut Disrupts Treatment Globally

The United States was the major funder of tuberculosis programs. Now hundreds of thousands of sick patients can’t find tests or drugs, and risk spreading the disease.

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Funding cuts could harm global efforts to fight tuberculosis, WHO warns

The WHO warned Wednesday that massive funding cuts, especially from the United States, could harm humanitarian efforts fighting tuberculosis around the world.

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Trump's aid cuts already see "scary" effects in fight against tuberculosis

The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.

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'Getting scary': US aid cuts undermine global fight against TB

AFPThe Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.One told AFP that people are already dying from a lack of treatment in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in ...

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Understanding Tuberculosis: Symptoms and Transmission Risks Explained

A Tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas, has people on edge, with not much public knowledge about the disease or ...

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World Health Organization warns of possible tuberculosis surge because of USAID cuts

Health authorities say that the Trump administration’s gutting of USAID raises the risk of a global surge in tuberculosis ...

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Tuberculosis exposure investigation underway at daycare facility

By Stefany Rosales Click here for updates on this story BROWNSVILLE, Texas (KRGV) — The Cameron County Public Health Department launched a contact investigation with the help of Kiddie City Academy ...

The ‘Black Angels’ cared for tuberculosis patients when no one else would

In the early 20th century, these Black nurses came to New York City from the Jim Crow South to join the fight against the disease—and they ultimately helped find a cure.

Ancient family suffered from tuberculosis: archaeologists

Researchers have decoded records revealing that a Northern Song (960-1127) family had tuberculosis. These "medical records" come from the Meng family cemetery, a significant archaeological site ...

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MIT Scientists Unravel Tuberculosis' Airborne Survival Secrets: New Treatment Targets Identified

Study by MIT and others identifies genes essential for tuberculosis bacterium’s survival during airborne transmission.

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Tuberculosis relies on protective genes during airborne transmission

Scientists discovered genes in the tuberculosis bacterium that becomes essential for the pathogen's survival when it's exposed to air through coughing. These genes could be targets for new therapies ...