In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that attacks the lungs, though it can affect almost any body area. Two types of tests can identify a TB infection, but how often you should get a ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection that usually affects the lungs but can spread to other parts of the body, including the skin. Once it reaches the skin, TB can cause a variety of lesions, ...

Medicare Part B may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if your healthcare professional deems it necessary to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) due to existing symptoms. A PPD test ...

After Judge M. William Graybill's announcement Monday that he may have active tuberculosis, nearly 100 people who were concerned about their potential exposure were given a tuberculin skin test by ...

It has now been 10 years this past June since the outbreak of tuberculosis in Ninety Six, S.C. Two school employees developed active tuberculosis/TB, and by the end of the month at least 100 school ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Beginning next fall, Tuberculosis skin tests will be mandatory for all international students who ...

This CDC illustration shows what the tuberculosis bacteria looks like. A Broward high school and Miami’s federal detention center have each confirmed an active case of tuberculosis, one of the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Almost half of health care providers in the United States reported not routinely testing non-U.S.-born patients ...