NEW YORK (AP) — The number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis worldwide rose again last year, eclipsing 2023’s record total, World Health Organization officials said Wednesday. About 8.3 million ...

There are three active cases of tuberculosis in Maine as of this week as TB continues to increase across the country, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported, according to the ...

Reverse osmosis (RO) is a vital water purification technology used in various applications such as boiler feedwater treatment, cooling water systems, and wastewater recycling. The feedwater for RO can ...

Reverse osmosis systems remove nitrates and other contaminants from water by forcing it through a membrane. Home reverse osmosis systems are increasing in sales due to high nitrate levels in central ...

The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while talking with The Times about tuberculosis. Listen to the conversation. science talks The best-selling author “got a little emotional” while ...

A few years ago, renowned author John Green met a boy named Henry at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. Henry was small and, at first glance, looked about 9 years old to Green. Everyone at the ...

In a new nonfiction book, the Y.A. novelist describes the disease as a window into “the folly and brilliance and cruelty and compassion of humans.” By Rebecca Robbins When you purchase an ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Dec. 31, 2025. Click here for that audio. Author John Green won acclaim for fiction like “The Fault in Our Stars,” a novel partially inspired by the life ...

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a near-perfect predator. In 1882, Robert Koch, the physician who discovered the microbe, told a room full of scientists that it caused one in seven of all deaths. In 2023 ...

John Green, author of best-selling books including The Fault in Our Stars, could have done anything. He could have written yet another young adult book, or made a new film. But he chose to write a new ...

Kansas is currently facing the worst tuberculosis outbreak in the state’s history. Two people have died in the outbreak. What to know about a tuberculosis vaccine. A tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in ...

A Washington woman who was arrested after she refused tuberculosis treatment has finally been cured. Local health officials obtained court orders to compel the patient to isolate and take medication, ...