Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about health and U.K. health policy. Although it's often thought of as a disease of the past, tuberculosis is still found ...

A young university student comes to the clinic accompanied by his mother, who is concerned about his progressive weight loss. She complains that her son eats well and is well catered for. I glance at ...

Tuberculosis (TB), a long-standing scourge that has afflicted humanity for millennia, remains a formidable global health challenge. Despite Mongolia’s pledge to combat tuberculosis at the 2018 United ...

Tuberculosis cases are on the rise, including in North Carolina. The Kansas City area is currently at the epicenter of an unusual tuberculosis outbreak, where 67 people are being treated for the ...

Skin tuberculosis is just one of the ways that this bacterial infection can affect your body. While less contagious than some types of tuberculosis, it can still be spread from person to person. Skin ...

Gastrointestinal tuberculosis is an uncommon form of tuberculosis infection that usually occurs when Mycobacterium tuberculosis affects your gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Tuberculosis is a bacterial ...