Tuberculosis (TB) in the throat is a rare type of TB that affects the larynx. It’s often misdiagnosed but has symptoms such as hoarseness and painful swallowing. If treated promptly, it can be fully ...

For some forms of tuberculosis, the chances that an exposed person will get infected depend on whether the individual and the bacteria share a hometown, according to a new study comparing how ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — Dr. Lu Huang, PhD at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and his team are on the cusp of examining a specific type of cell in our lungs that plays a role in ...

A confirmed case of tuberculosis at a Joliet high school earlier this week was the second in the Chicago area this month, leaving many to wonder if they should be cautious about the disease often ...

In 2025, California had 5.5 tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people on average, according to the CDC’s latest provisional ...

Highly localized TB strains are less infectious in cosmopolitan cities and more likely to infect people from the geographic area that is the strain's natural habitat. The research provides the first ...