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News, opinions and meeting coverage in pulmonology.

A historical photo of a tuberculosis hospital in Richmond, Va

<乌鸦传媒>Lessons From the Tuberculosis Patient on the Lam

We can learn from the case now that she's receiving treatment

A photo of a healthcare worker holding a tuberculin skin test ruler against a patient鈥檚 arm.

<乌鸦传媒>Screen for Latent TB Infection, USPSTF Says

Adults at increased risk for tuberculosis should be screened

Morning Break over illustration of a syringe, Covid virus, and DNA helix over a photo of green vegetation.

<乌鸦传媒>FDA Approval Authority in Jeopardy? TB Hits the Casino; Sen. Blumenthal's Surgery

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 乌鸦传媒 staff

CROI over a photo of the Seattle Convention Center Summit in Seattle, Washington.

<乌鸦传媒>Sutezolid With 3-Drug Combo Appears Safe and Effective in Multidrug-Resistant TB

Sutezolid may be a replacement for linezolid in these patients, researcher says

CROI over a photo of the Seattle Convention Center Summit in Seattle, Washington.

<乌鸦传媒>TB Treatment Strategy Has Potential to Drastically Slash Therapy Duration

8-week regimen, with more for persistent cases, yields similar outcomes to 6-month standard

A close up of a baby with a healing reaction on her shoulder from the BCG vaccination

<乌鸦传媒>Nothing Lasts Forever, Including Infant BCG Vaccine Protection

Most efficacy lost by age 5

A close up of a tuberculosis treatment record card for a 6 year old Indian girl in a health clinic in Delhi, India.

<乌鸦传媒>Shorter Treatment for Nonsevere TB Succeeds in Kids

Safe, less costly, and with similar efficacy, randomized trial in Africa and India finds

CROI over a computer rendering of the immune system attacking the HIV virus

<乌鸦传媒>Fewer Pills Plus Shorter Time: New Way to Control Drug-Resistant TB?

Randomized trial looks at three investigational regimens versus standard of care

IAS over a red AIDS ribbon laying on a world map.

<乌鸦传媒>Lower Linezolid Doses Effective Against Highly Resistant TB

Multi-arm trial suggests the antibiotic can be reduced in three-drug combo

A female professor at a medical college speaks in front of a classroom of students.

<乌鸦传媒>Academic Cardiologists Singled Out for Gender Equality Problem

Women still poorly represented, paid in procedural internal medicine specialties

A photo of the INOmax DSIR庐 Plus Delivery System for delivering nitric oxide gas in a hospital

<乌鸦传媒>Nitric Oxide, BCG, and COVID-19's Weakness

Clinical trials might reveal a common link

A photo of the BCG vaccine and dilutant with a syringe

<乌鸦传媒>BCG Vax: A Shot Against Lung Cancer in Native Populations?

60-year follow-up data from a vaccine trial found surprising results

<乌鸦传媒>Short-Course Tx Feasible for Preventing Active TB

Four months of rifampin non-inferior to standard 9-month isoniazid regimen

<乌鸦传媒>'Test and Treat' Programs Reduce HIV Infections

Multi-disease attack shows benefits across the board

<乌鸦传媒>TB Vaccine for T1D Study Stirs Controversy

Long-term data suggest BCG vaccine may alter immune attack

<乌鸦传媒>Dolutegravir Effective in TB-HIV Co-infected Patients

As integrase inhibitor regimen is rolled out, fears of drug-drug interactions lessened

<乌鸦传媒>Hepatitis A Outbreak to Greet IDWeek

Homeless bear brunt of disease; delegates at low risk

<乌鸦传媒>Morning Break: Antibiotics Running Out; Teen Sex Interest Drops; Children Drive to OR

Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the 乌鸦传媒 staff

<乌鸦传媒>DOT Cuts Death During Multidrug Resistant TB Treatment

U.S. data analysis shows 77% reduction with directly observed therapy

<乌鸦传媒>Asthma Biologic, Rally Among ATS Highlights

Attendees to organize on Capitol Hill; will also hear benralizumab phase III results

<乌鸦传媒>Smells Like Tuberculosis?

Sensor study suggests breath samples might reveal disease

<乌鸦传媒>ESC: Mixed Results with Steroids in TB Pericarditis

BARCELONA -- Adding steroids to anti-tuberculosis treatment for patients with tuberculous pericarditis can reduce the risk of complication and the resulting hospital admission, but adding prednisolone to tuberculosis treatment did not reduce the risk of death, researchers said here.

<乌鸦传媒>Three-Drug Cocktail Has Promise in TB

MELBOURNE, Australia -- An experimental, three-drug tuberculosis treatment regimen demonstrated bactericidal activity in patients with drug-sensitive or multidrug-resistant disease, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>'Nose Knows' Devices Not Ready for Clinic

BARCELONA -- Within a decade, doctors may be able to diagnose cancer, asthma, and tuberculosis simply by having an electronic nose analyze a person's breath, researchers reported here.

<乌鸦传媒>False-Positive TB Skin Tests Prevalent in U.S. Army

BETHESDA, Md. -- Clusters of positive tests for latent tuberculosis infection in the U.S. Army appear to reflect a high number of false-positive readings from a more than century-old skin test, researchers found.