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Home / Health / TB

Shorter TB treatment shows promise

New four-month TB regimen cuts treatment by two months but works as well as regular six-month course.

TB rife in Latin America’s jails

The tuberculosis health crisis in Latin America’s prisons requires urgent action, scientists warn.

Covid-19 highlights TB danger

As coronavirus pandemic continues, new tuberculosis guidelines aim to prevent ‘world’s most dangerous infectious disease’.

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