The best-selling author chatted with The Times’s global health reporter about the past, present and troubling future of the world’s deadliest infectious disease.

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health challenge, affecting millions each year. Globally, an estimated 10.8 million people ...

Indeed, the pathogen seems like ancient history ... So while there aren’t that many cases of active TB causing the familiar symptoms of coughing, fever, weight loss or night sweats, a ...

TB can be found in every major city, in every country. Failing to control it threatens global health security. Now is not the ...

Meanwhile, as cases are ticking back up everywhere, the TB pathogen is evolving, giving rise to drug-resistant strains. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.

Treatment for active TB patients can last up to nine months, the CDC said. Patients are given a combination of antibiotics since the pathogen can become resistant to medication. “It’s very ...

M. tuberculosis explodes outward, and active disease begins. Certain triggers make the disease more likely to go from latent to active, including air pollution and an immune system weakened by ...

Three patients at Narva Hospital may have been exposed to tuberculosis (TB) through contaminated medical equipment, prompting ...

for example), your latent TB may become active, leading you to experience symptoms. Tuberculosis is a respiratory infection that spreads when an infected individual coughs, laughs, sings ...