Exposure to mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection happens because of contaminated water or soil. Learn who gets severe ...

Chicago's old Iroquois Memorial Hospital sagged with the most influential politicians of northern Illinois last week. A simple lesson in anatomy and a mechanical treatment for tuberculosis ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a long-term lung disease that makes breathing more difficult. COPD tends to get worse over time, and actions you can take can either speed up or slow ...

Those who get sick with TB may experience mild symptoms, including coughing, chest pain, fatigue, weight loss, weakness, fever and night sweats, according to WHO. Symptoms will vary depending on ...

Tuberculosis is caused by airborne bacteria that mostly attacks the lungs. Roughly a quarter of the global population is ...

TB disease and TB infection are both reportable diseases in Ontario. Patient consent is not required for reporting this information according to the Health Protection and Promotion Act, (HPPA). Please ...

This Saturday the team will be wearing an iconic shirt bearing the Coldplay logo for their game at the Bernabéu. This is the latest activation of the Spotify partnership, and is yet another that ...

Your respiratory system manages airflow in and out of your lungs and contains organs such as your throat, trachea (windpipe), bronchial tubes, pleura, and lobes. Pulmonologists are certified to ...

State officials confirmed Wednesday that one detainee has tested positive for a drug-resistant strain of tuberculosis that is not common in the United States. The woman, identified in the lawsuit ...

After recurrence and treatment, the patient continued to have persistent acid-fast bacilli in the sputum, positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and progressive lung lesions, despite ...