When most of us think of serious diseases that kill millions of people, the ones that come to mind are often the ones that get the most attention: cancer, COVID-19, heart disease and diabetes. But a ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a sputum smear. We’re all going to die someday. Still, how it happens—and when—can point to a historical moment defined by the scientific advancements and public health ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, and multiple variants were threatening lives around the world, scientists relied ...

Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. The United Nations General Assembly's high-level meeting on the fight against tuberculosis TB is held at the UN headquarters in New York, on ...

In Johnson County, Iowa, the number of tuberculosis cases has increased in recent years—and so has the cost of containing it.