As AI reaches rural India, health workers are putting it to the test
Hundreds of kilometres west, health workers are using an AI app called Shishu Maapan. It estimates a newborn’s weight…
Child treated for tuberculosis in northern Tasmania attended Launceston childcare centre
A childcare centre in Tasmania’s north has confirmed a child who has been treated for the infectious bacterial…
New battery-powered device detects Bundibugyo Ebola virus in thirty minutes
Professor Yasutoshi Kido of the Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU), in collaboration with K.K. DNAFORM…
PAC-MAN and AI join forces to fight the world’s deadliest infection
Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, killing 1.23 million people in 2024, according to the…
BCG vaccine may remodel the human brain’s immune environment
New research led by Mass General Brigham investigators suggests that the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine – which is…
Can ibuprofen improve drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment?
Could a common over-the-counter anti-inflammatory drug become a new weapon against drug-resistant tuberculosis? Early findings suggest immune benefits,…
Progress and gaps shape India’s tuberculosis control strategy
Announcing a new article publication for Zoonoses journal. Tuberculosis (TB) is among the main infectious diseases responsible for…
Scientists call for innovative strategies to combat tuberculosis superspreaders
Superspreading became a familiar concept to many during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior studies examining infectious disease epidemics, including…
New research maps the biological toll of drinking
A new review published in the journal Addiction confirms drinking causes substantial harm to health. Some of those…
How Fred Hutch scientists tackle world’s top infectious killer, TB
Ensuring vaccines are effective, accepted Immunologist Erica Andersen-Nissen, PhD, a principal staff scientist in the McElrath Lab, heads the Cape Town…
Peng Liyuan calls for global action against TB
BEIJING – Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping and also the World Health Organization (WHO) goodwill…
Study uncovers how tuberculosis bacteria fuel themselves during infection
Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have uncovered how the bacteria that causes tuberculosis fuels itself during infection, providing new insights…