The U.S. capacity to battle hepatitis B and C has been leveled a devastating blow with the recent closure of the CDC’s ...

Tuberculosis is a "near-perfect predator," John Green said in his book "Everything is Tuberculosis." The bacterial infection, ...

Apr. 9, 2025 — This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients ...

A second active tuberculosis case has been identified in the Chicago suburbs, this time at Joliet West High School.

The Lake County Health Department confirmed to the school district that the person is isolated from others and undergoing ...

Mar. 24, 2025 — A comprehensive study shows that people with fatty liver disease have almost twice the mortality rate of the general population. They have an increased risk of dying from both ...

In a recent announcement calling for greater tuberculosis awareness, the San Diego County health department indicates that ...

The bacterial infection, caused by the organism Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mostly affects the lungs, but can also affect the kidneys, liver, heart, genitals and other organs. The disease can be ...

Drug-induced hepatitis is an example of acute liver inflammation, as it will resolve once the offending drug is stopped. The same is seen with hepatitis A, which will spontaneously clear once the ...

However, this study was performed on rats. Whether jujube supplements will have a similar effect in people is unknown. A small pilot study was conducted on people with tuberculosis who had ...