New Delhi, July 17: A higher dose of rifampicin -- a bactericidal antibiotic used primarily to treat tuberculosis (TB) -- may be safe, and its use can potentially lead to recurrence-free survival in ...

Children with HIV on dolutegravir (Tivicay)-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) can safely receive the standard prophylactic ...

Researchers in Australia have discovered how a promising class of experimental antibiotics disrupts the bacterium that causes ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's biggest infectious disease killer with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) posing a particular threat to global health. A study shows that resistance to the new MDR-TB ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic was at its peak, and multiple variants were threatening lives around the world, scientists relied on a process called "tiled amplicon sequencing" to track the virus's spread ...

Tuberculosis (TB), one of the leading infectious disease killers worldwide, has long posed a challenge, particularly with the rise of drug-resistant forms. However, new research offers fresh hope in ...

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 ...