Hacker News with Generative AI: Tuberculosis

We're back: How tuberculosis is set to surge globally once again (thebulletin.org)
On January 24th, 2025, the Trump administration announced a freeze on all foreign aid funding for 90 days, during which time the administration would evaluate which foreign aid contracts were in the interest of the United States.
Health, Global Health, Tuberculosis, Public Health
82 points by pseudolus 20 days ago | 30 comments
All Tuberculosis programs funded by the U.S. Gov were officially terminated (bsky.app)
Tuberculosis, Health, Politics, U.S. Government
106 points by chinathrow 57 days ago | 51 comments
Designing Self-Destructing Bacteria to Make Effective Tuberculosis Vaccines (weill.cornell.edu)
Working toward more effective tuberculosis (TB) vaccines, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have developed two strains of mycobacteria with "kill switches" that can be triggered to stop the bacteria after they activate an immune response.
Tuberculosis, Vaccines, Medicine, Biotechnology
4 points by justinc8687 59 days ago | 0 comments
USAID funding freeze disrupts global tuberculosis control efforts (cidrap.umn.edu)
The Trump administration's freeze on foreign aid delivered through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and the subsequent shutdown and dismantling of the agency altogether, has sent shockwaves throughout the community of people working on tuberculosis (TB) treatment, diagnosis, and prevention.
Global Health, Public Health, Tuberculosis, Politics
91 points by Red_Tarsius 72 days ago | 119 comments
'Unprecedented' TB outbreak recorded in Kansas (independent.co.uk)
An unprecedented wave of tuberculosis infections has struck the state of Kansas as nearly 70 cases have been recorded, say officials.
Public Health, Disease Outbreaks, Kansas, Tuberculosis
6 points by belter 89 days ago | 1 comments
Tuberculosis is rising in the U.S. again. How did we get here? (nationalgeographic.com)
After declining for three decades, tuberculosis (TB) rates in the U.S. have been increasing steadily since 2020, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Health, Public Health, Disease, Tuberculosis, United States
25 points by irunmyownemail 167 days ago | 60 comments
The Long Road to End Tuberculosis (asimov.press)
This essay by Kamal Nahas concludes Issue 04 of Asimov Press.
Tuberculosis, Healthcare, Science, Essays, Journalism
108 points by tintinnabula 172 days ago | 74 comments