NPR: drug-resistant tuberculosis https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=358049213 drug-resistant tuberculosis en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 06 May 2025 22:54:32 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: drug-resistant tuberculosis https://www.npr.org/tags/358049213/drug-resistant-tuberculosis Before COVID, TB was the world's worst pathogen. It's still a 'monster' killer It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book <em>Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, </em>VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over." Sun, 13 Feb 2022 07:01:20 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/13/1079505737/before-covid-tb-was-the-worlds-worst-pathogen-its-still-a-monster-killer https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/02/13/1079505737/before-covid-tb-was-the-worlds-worst-pathogen-its-still-a-monster-killer

It was under control. And then it wasn't. In her new book Phantom Plague: How Tuberculosis Shaped History, VIdya Krishnan shows how "we repeat the same disease-spreading mistakes over and over."

]]> Susan Brink Coronavirus Sparks New Interest In Using Ultraviolet Light To Disinfect Indoor Air Germicidal ultraviolet light technology has a proven track record against indoor transmission of tuberculosis and other airborne viruses. It's now being used in some restaurants and on subways. Mon, 13 Jul 2020 13:58:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/07/13/890387205/coronavirus-sparks-new-interest-in-using-ultraviolet-light-to-disinfect-indoor-a https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/07/13/890387205/coronavirus-sparks-new-interest-in-using-ultraviolet-light-to-disinfect-indoor-a

Germicidal ultraviolet light technology has a proven track record against indoor transmission of tuberculosis and other airborne viruses. It's now being used in some restaurants and on subways.

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]]> Will Stone The Tuberculosis That Afflicts Much Of The World Was Likely Spread By Europeans A new study looks at how TB has traveled the world — and the lessons that can be learned about treatment of drug-resistant forms. Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:27:05 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/10/19/658797864/the-tb-that-afflicts-much-of-the-world-was-likely-spread-by-europeans https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2018/10/19/658797864/the-tb-that-afflicts-much-of-the-world-was-likely-spread-by-europeans

A new study looks at how TB has traveled the world — and the lessons that can be learned about treatment of drug-resistant forms.

]]> Natalie Jacewicz A Teen's Family Fought To Get Her A Restricted TB Drug — And Won A landmark ruling in the New Delhi High Court will compel the national tuberculosis program to provide a new drug to treat an 18-year-old's TB infection. Thu, 19 Jan 2017 14:41:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/01/19/510433479/a-teens-family-fought-to-get-her-a-restricted-tb-drug-and-won https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/01/19/510433479/a-teens-family-fought-to-get-her-a-restricted-tb-drug-and-won A landmark ruling in the New Delhi High Court will compel the national tuberculosis program to provide a new drug to treat an 18-year-old's TB infection.

]]> Rina Shaikh-Lesko Why Is Extensively Drug-Resistant TB On The Rise? There are two main theories. A new study of South African patients points to the scarier of the two. Wed, 18 Jan 2017 17:02:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/01/18/510435545/why-is-extensively-drug-resistant-tb-on-the-rise https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/01/18/510435545/why-is-extensively-drug-resistant-tb-on-the-rise

There are two main theories. A new study of South African patients points to the scarier of the two.

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]]> Jason Beaubien Why Is The News About TB So Bad? A report from the World Health Organization shows that it's not a disease of the past — it's a disease of the present and likely to be a continuing problem in the future. Sun, 16 Oct 2016 07:00:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/10/16/497973176/why-is-the-news-about-tb-so-bad https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2016/10/16/497973176/why-is-the-news-about-tb-so-bad

A report from the World Health Organization shows that it's not a disease of the past — it's a disease of the present and likely to be a continuing problem in the future.

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]]> Rina Shaikh-Lesko She's Got One Of The Toughest Diseases To Cure. And She's Hopeful Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a growing problem. It's spread through the air. It can kill you. And it's incredibly difficult to treat. But a program in Peru shows that the disease can be cured. Wed, 20 May 2015 03:25:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/20/403277707/shes-got-one-of-the-toughest-diseases-to-cure-and-shes-hopeful https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/05/20/403277707/shes-got-one-of-the-toughest-diseases-to-cure-and-shes-hopeful

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is a growing problem. It's spread through the air. It can kill you. And it's incredibly difficult to treat. But a program in Peru shows that the disease can be cured.

]]> Jason Beaubien In New York, Video Chat Trumps Quarantine To Combat TB Ebola isn't the first dangerous microbe to spur calls for quarantine in American cities. But as New York City's experience with drug-resistant tuberculosis suggests, isolation isn't always best. Wed, 03 Dec 2014 16:22:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/12/03/367814133/in-new-york-video-chat-trumps-quarantine-to-combat-tb https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2014/12/03/367814133/in-new-york-video-chat-trumps-quarantine-to-combat-tb Ebola isn't the first dangerous microbe to spur calls for quarantine in American cities. But as New York City's experience with drug-resistant tuberculosis suggests, isolation isn't always best.

]]> Fred Mogul Bad And Good News About The Second Deadliest Infectious Disease The number of tuberculosis cases is far higher than previously thought. And Ebola is making some patients stay away from hospitals. Yet the mortality rate is dropping. Wed, 22 Oct 2014 14:07:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/22/358048953/bad-and-good-news-about-the-second-deadliest-infectious-disease https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/10/22/358048953/bad-and-good-news-about-the-second-deadliest-infectious-disease The number of tuberculosis cases is far higher than previously thought. And Ebola is making some patients stay away from hospitals. Yet the mortality rate is dropping.

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