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Tuberculosis

$94m injected into TB fight

25 Mar 2024

Dr Mohammed Rassool, deputy director, and Dr Pauline Howell, senior medical officer, Clinical HIV Research Unit

Tuberculosis

#WorldTBDay2021: Dramatic strides in research, but with challenges

Mohammed Rassool & Pauline Howell 24 Mar 2021

If left untreated, latent TB infection can progress to TB disease.
Mujahid Safodien/AFP via Getty Images

Tuberculosis

TB treatments are notoriously hard to stick to: shorter regimens offer a breakthrough

Violet Chihota 23 Mar 2021

Getting South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine

Public Health

Getting South Africans to buy into the next big thing in medicine

Nelisiwe Msomi 17 May 2019

TB, which is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, is a leading cause of death. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock

Tuberculosis

Major battles have been won against TB. But the war isn't over

Bavesh Kana 22 Mar 2019

Photo: Western Cape Government

Tuberculosis

Thousands of us die from these illnesses each day. Will it ever end?

Yogan Pillay 11 Oct 2018

Professor Anneke Hesseling, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University. Photo: Stellenbosch University

Tuberculosis

Children with MDR-TB can be treated successfully

21 Aug 2018

Daniel Irungu/EPA

Medical Research

Nanomedicine could revolutionise the way we treat TB. Here's how

Sarah D'Souza and Admire Dube 20 Aug 2018

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

Pharmaceuticals

New partnership to boost drug discovery for malaria, TB and more in Africa

29 Jun 2018

A woman with her treatment regime for extensively drug-resistant TB in Khayelitsha, Cape Town. MSF

Tuberculosis

The remarkable story of hope: how attitudes to drug-resistant TB changed

Eric Goemaere 31 May 2018

Dr Anneke van der Spoel van Dijk is invested in contributing to the global effort of stopping TB by 2035. Photo: Charl Devenish

Tuberculosis

Tackling drug-resistant TB through molecular methods

15 Jan 2018

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

Tuberculosis

New unit makes TB treatment safer for children

14 Jul 2016

Antiretroviral shortages still plague clinics

HIV/AIDS

Antiretroviral shortages still plague clinics

28 Jun 2016

Hunt to eradicate drug-resistant diseases

Medical Research

Hunt to eradicate drug-resistant diseases

10 Apr 2015

A day to test for TB and treat all

Tuberculosis

A day to test for TB and treat all

23 Mar 2015

Research lecture - Beyond Superbugs

Exhibitions & Events

Research lecture - Beyond Superbugs

24 Nov 2014

World TB Day aims for zero deaths worldwide

Tuberculosis

World TB Day aims for zero deaths worldwide

14 Mar 2014

Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Accidental find shows Vitamin C kills tuberculosis

22 May 2013

Vitamin C kills tuberculosis cells

Infectious Diseases

Vitamin C kills tuberculosis cells

22 May 2013

Technology

New technology to diagnose TB faster

8 Mar 2013

Tuberculosis

Top TB scientists' urgent call for effective vaccines

17 Oct 2012

Trial signals major breakthrough in fight against TB

Tuberculosis

Trial signals major breakthrough in fight against TB

24 Jul 2012

Pharmaceuticals

Inferior medicines post a major health risk

Roger Bate 11 Jul 2012

New TB drug trial launches

Tuberculosis

New TB drug trial launches

19 Mar 2012

DNDi launches new HIV/AIDS drug development programme for children

Paediatrics

DNDi launches new HIV/AIDS drug development programme for children

20 Jul 2011

TB - the year that was

Tuberculosis

TB - the year that was

26 May 2011

Tuberculosis

WHO approves new rapid TB test

9 Dec 2010

TB Alliance launches first clinical trial of a novel TB drug regimen

Tuberculosis

TB Alliance launches first clinical trial of a novel TB drug regimen

9 Nov 2010

Regulatory conference highlights new paradigm for TB drug development

Tuberculosis

Regulatory conference highlights new paradigm for TB drug development

19 Aug 2010

Tuberculosis

Each MDR-TB suffered can infect 15 other people

Issued by The Write Agency 23 Mar 2009

CSI

MDR-TB photography exhibition to mark World TB month

Issued by The Write Agency 20 Feb 2009

Tuberculosis

Kenya: isolation wards vital in the fight against TB

3 Nov 2008

Tuberculosis

Good news in the battle against TB

Issued by The Write Agency 31 Oct 2008

Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant TB works, study finds

Tuberculosis

Comprehensive treatment of extensively drug-resistant TB works, study finds

Judith Montminy 29 Oct 2008

HIV/AIDS

Taking antiretrovirals and anti-TB drugs together could halve deaths

21 Sep 2008

Tuberculosis

XDR-TB can be managed with aggressive treatment

26 Aug 2008

Tuberculosis

SA government investigating the quality of TB Drugs

12 Aug 2008

Tuberculosis

New target for the potential treatment of tuberculosis

4 Jul 2008

Tuberculosis

New rapid tests for drug-resistant TB in developing countries

1 Jul 2008

Infectious Diseases

Global Fund supports AIDS treatment for 1.75 million people

16 Jun 2008

Infectious Diseases

Micronutrient supplementation can reduce the risk of recurrent TB

5 May 2008

Infectious Diseases

Extremely dangerous TB strain detected in Botswana

22 Jan 2008

Tuberculosis

New TB drugs in the pipeline

Issued by Simeka TWS Communications 8 Nov 2007

HIV/AIDS

IAS news: Standard TB drug doses insufficient

24 Jul 2007

Tuberculosis

WHO ready to tackle drug resistant TB

26 Jun 2007

Tuberculosis

TB is stigmatised in Armenia

30 May 2007