In an interview with The American Journal of Managed Care, Michael A. Bernstein, MD, stressed the need for effective ...

Emails show behind-the-scenes conflict as the Kansas City-area tuberculosis outbreak grew to one of the largest in U.S.

Kansas is dealing with the largest TB outbreak in modern U.S. history. Here's what to know about tuberculosis testing and cases in Tennessee in 2025.

Michael A. Bernstein, MD, Stamford Health, addresses common misconceptions about tuberculosis amid the outbreak in Kansas City, Kansas.

An unprecedented yearlong outbreak of tuberculosis in Kansas has officials and residents concerned about lack of resources and additional cases that may occur under the radar.

But without treatment at this stage, it can develop into active tuberculosis, with symptoms such as a cough that lasts more ...

A symptom of COVID is the loss of taste or smell. Tuberculosis has a longer incubation period, and the symptoms have a much ...

In Kansas, USA, public health workers are battling one of the largest tuberculosis outbreaks in US history. As of Jan 31, 67 patients in the Kansas City metropolitan area had active infections and 79 ...

The tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas, for which related cases were first reported in January, has killed two people and caused at least 67 to need treatment for active infections, ...

However, most people get infected with TB don’t get sick, according to NCDHSS. That’s because their bodies can fight the ...

Hi, I’m Dr. Robin Miller for HealthDay.  Is tuberculosis making a comeback in the U.S.? After three decades on the decline, TB rates in the U.S. have been steadily increasing since 2020. The state of ...