Health Nov 12 Global tuberculosis cases rise to a record, but deaths fall, reports WHO By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press
World Aug 14 Watch 8:17 Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid Earlier this year, the Trump administration’s defunding of USAID brought an abrupt halt to hundreds of global health programs, including those targeting tuberculosis. The disease kills more people than any other infectious agent worldwide, about 1.25 million in 2023. In… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
Health Mar 23 Tuberculosis was once a disease in decline, but a resurgence in cases has health officials puzzled Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death around the world, outpaced only by COVID-19 during the first three years of the pandemic. Reports of TB date back to the time of Hippocrates, but modern outbreaks shows that the disease… By Karen Dobos, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, The Conversation
Health Sep 22 Watch 7:58 Global leaders pledge billions to combat infectious diseases after COVID causes setbacks Alongside the United Nations General Assembly this week, a push for the fight against infectious diseases. Most countries signed on, but the U.K. is a holdout. As special correspondent Dr. Alok Patel reports, with governments’ budgets tightening, there is concern… By Dr. Alok Patel and Caleb Hellerman, Global Health Reporting Center
Nation May 10 Watch 6:36 In her bid to end TB, Mireille Kamariza is shattering stereotypes about scientists Before COVID-19, tuberculosis was the world's deadliest infectious disease. Though rare in the United States, the disease is prevalent in many parts of the world and kills millions. John Yang tells us of one scientist's journey to the discovery both… By John Yang, Frank Carlson, Bria Lloyd
Nov 07 How a mysterious ailment ended Eleanor Roosevelt’s life By Dr. Howard Markel None of her doctors knew what was causing her rare blood disorder. And given this was more than 50 years ago, the treatment options were rather limited. Continue reading
Apr 16 Coronavirus could erode global fight against other diseases By Victoria Milko, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press As the world focuses on the pandemic, experts fear losing ground in the long fight against other infectious diseases like AIDS, tuberculosis and cholera that kill millions every year. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 7:04 How giant African rats are helping uncover deadly land mines in Cambodia By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman From Angola to the former Yugoslavia, land mines are a lethal legacy of wars over long ago. Cambodia is among the most affected countries, with millions of buried explosives that kill and maim people each year. Now, an organization is… Continue watching
Aug 22 Nonprofit drug maker produces TB antibiotic after private companies wouldn’t By Zoe Rohrich The new antibiotic, called pretomanid and developed by the nonprofit TB Alliance, achieved a 90 percent success rate among patients with drug-resistant TB. Continue reading
Mar 26 Can new medications shift the battle against drug-resistant TB? By Caleb Hellerman, Janet Tobias, Global Health Reporting Center Multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis kills nearly half its victims, even when treated with second-line drugs. Patients can beat it, but the road isn’t easy. Continue reading