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Tuberculosis Cases in the U.S. Just Hit a Multi-Decade High: Public Health Experts Are Alarmed

U.S. TB cases hit a 14-year high in 2024 and remain elevated in 2025. Experts warn underfunded contact tracing and screening gaps are leaving communities exposed.

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Experts Solve Botticelli’s Birth Of Venus Side‑Eye Mystery, And The Reason Is Devastating

A new study has suggested that Simonetta Vespucci may have succumbed to a far more serious illness than tuberculosis.

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How One Small Change Is Transforming TB Detection

What if one of India's biggest healthcare challenges could be tackled without a new medicine, expensive technology, or massive funding? What if the answer was something surprisingly simple? Across villages, towns, and cities, healthcare workers are discovering a quiet but powerful way to help people get screened for tuberculosis (TB).…

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Ranching Could Soon Come To An End On Moloka‘i. Paniolo Blame TB Testing

Molokaʻi's only slaughterhouse is seeing fewer local cattle due to a quarantine on the Hawaiian island's cattle operations

The Independent UK

Tuberculosis Cases in the United States Remain at Alarming 14-Year High Despite Slight 2025 Dip — Four States Report Double-Digit Surges and the Elderly Are at Growing Risk

CDC 2025 provisional data: 10,260 U.S. tuberculosis cases, the fourth consecutive elevated year. New Hampshire doubled its cases. Adults 65+ are the only age group with rising rates. Full breakdown of states and risk factors.

Medical Daily

Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How?

Repeated doses of a tuberculosis vaccine lowered insulin needs in patients with two forms of diabetes, new trial data show. But more research is needed to prove the benefit.

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Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end

Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038

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ICE guard lost a loaded gun inside country’s biggest detention center, government investigators say

Watchdog alleges ‘serious’ oversight issues at Camp East Montana after reports of homicide, tuberculosis and medical neglect

The Independent UK

Texas TB Surge Raises Alarm as Most Infected Residents Remain Unaware

For nearly three decades, tuberculosis followed a reassuring trajectory in the United States: case counts declining year after year, the disease receding from public consciousness, treated as a solved problem of the developing world rather than an active threat in American cities.

Medical Daily

Health officials sue New Jersey ICE jail over fears of disease outbreaks and ‘inadequate’ tuberculosis controls

Health investigators demand ‘immediate entry’ to Delaney Hall over fears of disease outbreaks and lack of adequate medical care

The Independent UK

Tuberculosis Is Surging in Chicago — A Disease the World Thought It Had Under Control

Illinois recorded 353 active tuberculosis cases in 2023, with 154 concentrated in Chicago alone. Experts call what's happening now a "rebound effect" from COVID-era disruptions — and preliminary data suggests 2025 case counts may have climbed another 10 to 20 percent nationally. The question is why city and state officials…

Medical Daily

AI-powered tool to screen for latent TB

Thailand's public health sector is turning to artificial intelligence and portable diagnostic technology in a new effort to combat latent tuberculosis (LTBI), with researchers launching an AI-assisted screening system known as "SERS-TB".

Bangkok Post

EU pledges €700m to the Global Fund as cuts worldwide threaten international health aid

The European Commission has lowered its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria as donors worldwide scale back contributions to global health aid.

Euronews

Four times over target: India's TB elimination problem

India recorded about 2.7 million cases of tuberculosis in 2025. Based on population projections for that year, this translates to an incidence of about 185 cases per 100,000 population.

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Jharkhand govt to soon recruit over 1,200 doctors: Health Minister

Jharkhand is set to recruit over 1,200 doctors soon to boost healthcare services. The state will also engage an external agency to manage blood supply. CT scan and MRI facilities will be installed in all medical colleges and district hospitals. Efforts are underway to conduct tests for sickle cell anaemia…

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Europe misses 1 out of 5 tuberculosis cases as drug resistance rises, health agencies warn

Tuberculosis remains a public health issue in Europe as the region is falling behind elimination targets, according to a new report by the World Health Organization and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

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Is Hank Green running for Congress? The best possible person answers the question

In 2026, a YouTuber becoming a member of Congress would be the least outrageous event of the year thus far. Content creator John Green had been asked if his brother, science YouTuber Hank Green, is running for public office. There’s nobody better to ask than John, and the answer might…

Evening Standard

Warning of rising cases in London TB hotspot where 44 in every 100,000 residents have infection

Tuberculosis remains one of the top ten causes of death worldwide

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The Texas Tribune

14 measles cases reported at El Paso ICE tent camp as Democrats call for its shuttering

The latest outbreak comes after a spate of COVID-19 and tuberculosis cases were reported at Camp East Montana, which holds more than 3,000 immigrants.

The Conversation

Wuthering Heights looks lush – but it’s a bad film and a worse adaptation

Emily Brontë died of tuberculosis 177 years ago, yet this adaptation is still the worst thing that has ever happened to her.

Radio France Internationale

France cuts funding for Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and malaria by more than half

France cut its contribution to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by 58 percent on Thursday, confirming a major reduction in funding that health organisations warn will cost lives.

The Texas Tribune

Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility

Officials said 18 cases of COVID-19 were also identified at the 5,000-bed tent Fort Bliss Army facility, where a Democratic congresswoman said many “chronic issues” persist.

The Independent UK

Tuberculosis outbreak recorded at Bay Area private high school as all classes suspended

California has higher rates of TB than the rest of the country

The Times of India

“Things are not looking good”: YouTuber Brandon Buckingham shares grim health update after life in ICU

YouTuber Brandon Buckingham has shared a serious health update months after ICU treatment for tuberculosis and multiple organ failure. While his liver, kidneys, and pancreas have recovered, his heart is still in failure. In a new video, he thanked supporters, explained his long recovery, and said he will focus on…

International Business Times UK

10 Workers at UK Amazon Warehouse Test Positive for Latent Tuberculosis: Signs and Symptoms You Should Know

Ten workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry tested positive for latent tuberculosis. Health officials say the risk remains low.

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