Pneumonia in both lungs is treatable, but it can be life-threatening in elderly patients like the 88-year-old pontiff.

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

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A new article published this week in The Lancet medical journal found that more than half of the world’s population lacks ...

A new vaccine that boosts immunity against tuberculosis (TB) has been shown to be effective in pioneering pre-clinical trials, as part of a successful collaboration between three leading Australian ...

While USAID is well known for prosecuting US imperialism’s foreign policy objectives, the cutoff of the limited aid it ...

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Virginia Allen is one of two of Staten Island's surviving Black Angels. She started working at Sea View, caring for incurable ...