The endTB trial is one of four recent randomized controlled trials testing new, shorter, and less toxic treatment regimens for drug-resistant TB. The trials are using two fairly new drugs— bedaquiline and delamanid. The medicines were first brought to the market in 2012 and 2013 and were the first new medications for TB in almost 50 years.

The U.S. has historically been the largest funder of WHO, as well as global tuberculosis programs. On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to pull the U.S. out of WHO. The administration has since ordered CDC staff to immediately stop collaborating with WHO, the Associated Press reported .

Scientists have discovered three powerful new drug regimens that offer more effective treatment for tuberculosis—bringing fresh hope to millions worldwide.

There is a vaccine aimed at preventing TB called Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), but it’s not commonly used in the U.S., according to the CDC. However, many people born outside the U.S. have gotten the vaccine.

Kansas is experiencing the largest tuberculosis outbreak in American history. Here's how to protect yourself, according to an infectious disease doctor.

Also known as TB, tuberculosis is a contagious illness that can be fatal if left untreated.

Kansas officials are battling an outbreak of tuberculosis. Are Michigan residents at risk of contracting the bacterial disease?

A tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has killed two people and caused at least 146 to become infected with the potentially deadly respiratory disease during one of the largest outbreaks in the nation's history.

Health officials in Kansas say they are battling an “unprecedented” tuberculosis outbreak that’s infected at least 146 people in the state’s northeast. As of Friday, there have been 67 confirmed active cases of the bacterial disease,

An outbreak of the infectious lung disease TB in Kansas is one of the largest ever recorded in the US. What is TB, and why have cases risen since the COVID-19 pandemic?

Health officials in Columbia and Boone County are closely monitoring the ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, which state officials have described as one of the largest in recorded U.S. history. However, local officials say there is no immediate cause for concern across mid-Missouri.