There’s a global shortage of radiologists. Now artificial intelligence is helping speed up the diagnosis of tuberculosis in hard-to-reach communities.
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A study finds cash handouts are a boon in fighting the deadliest infectious disease
A program in Brazil that give a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
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TB reclaims title of deadliest infectious disease. That’s an ‘outrage’ says WHO
DIslodged by COVID early in the pandemic, tuberculosis is once again the infectious disease that takes the most lives each year. And the number of cases set a new record. What’s going on?
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Why does TB have such a hold on the Inuit communities of the Canadian Arctic?
Canada has one of the world’s lowest rates of tuberculosis. Yet this deadly disease is surging among Indigenous people in this icy, remote part of the country.
