TB tests use phlegm — not the easiest thing to get or work with. It takes time for results. And there can be false negatives and positives. A new test is more accurate and takes less than half an hour ...

It’s either inaccurate — missing up to half of all cases — or requires expensive laboratories that are not widely available ...

Discover the latest TB screening results from Bedok Central, with 85.1% testing negative for tuberculosis infection. Read ...

In this episode we are joined by Hema Kapoor, MD, SM, D(ABMM), Senior Medical Director of Infectious Diseases/Immunology and Global Diagnostics Network, Medical Affairs at Quest Diagnostics, to ...

Testing for tuberculosis has always been a tedious and complex process. For many years, it meant expensive equipment and ...

Researchers have developed a fast, non-invasive tongue swab test for tuberculosis that could transform global TB diagnosis.

Scientists have long known that the immune system plays a key role in aging. As people age, they have weaker responses to ...