TB, malaria, newborn health services must restart, says USAID memo
It is still unclear what could restart, and with what funding, especially given the hollowing out of USAID in Washington and ...
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Tuberculosis Is on the Rise-Should You Get the Vaccine?
Tuberculosis is making headlines as the contagious respiratory disease spreads in the Midwest. Kansas is currently facing one ...
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Trump administration allows some global aid to restart, but concerns remain on impact of USAID shutdown
The Trump administration on Friday said global malaria aid can restart, but it was unclear how quickly the money would start ...
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Tuberculosis: What to Know About the Recent Outbreak, Symptoms and Treatment
Early detection and treatment plans have helped limit further disease transmission in the US. However, we've seen numbers ...
Cash incentives and counseling could be key to improving TB treatment success rates
A new study has demonstrated that a combination of conditional cash transfers and TB counseling significantly improves treatment success rates and reduces loss to follow-up among TB patients in South ...
Treatment for HIV, AIDS in Haiti hit by U.S. foreign aid halt despite waivers from Rubio
When growing gang violence and the kidnappings of healthcare workers forced Haiti’s leading organization in the treatment of HIV and AIDS-related illnesses to relocate operations from its main site in ...
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Three All-Oral Shortened Regimens Noninferior for Rifampin-Resistant TB
Three all-oral shortened regimens have noninferior efficacy compared with standard therapy for fluoroquinolone-suscep ...
Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 ...
Is there a tuberculosis outbreak in central Ohio? What the data show
While TB cases have been rising nationally in recent years, public health officials continue to emphasize there is no threat ...
Tuberculosis is making a comeback, experts warn. Why N.J. is at a higher risk.
New Jersey is experiencing a similar increase in cases and has a TB incidence rate above the national average. While TB isn’t ...
‘Unprecedented’ tuberculosis outbreak is underway in Kansas. Are Californians at risk?
As Kansas deals with one of the largest tuberculous outbreaks in the nation since the 1950s, Californians may be wondering ...
Do you need a tuberculosis vaccine in Kentucky? What health officials say about cases here
Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the vaccine for tuberculosis, but according to Collins, it is not routinely given in the U.S. According to the CDC, this is due to several reasons, including the mixed ...