Tuberculosis has passed Covid as the top infectious disease killer, despite new medicines and better diagnostic tools.
Tag: Tuberculosis
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How Black Nurses Were Recruited to Staten Island to Fight a Deadly Disease
Many old buildings at a New York City hospital are in ruins, but it played a key role in the battle against tuberculosis, which killed 5.6 million people in the U.S. in the first half of the 20th century.
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We Have Unfinished Business With These Three Killer Diseases
We can get back to the essential business of preventing infectious diseases by eliminating tuberculosis, malaria and polio once and for all.
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Century-Old TB Vaccine Fails to Protect Against Covid
Early in the pandemic, scientists began testing an old TB vaccine against the coronavirus. But the trial enrolled fewer participants than expected as new Covid vaccines were introduced, and no discernible effect was found.
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N.Y.U. Langone Withdraws From Type 1 Diabetes Vaccine Trial in Adolescents
The B.C.G. vaccine, more than a century old, has shown some promise against diabetes. The university’s move left parents and outside investigators concerned.