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Also in the News for Friday, Oct. 6
By
Kimberly Marselas
Oct 06, 2023
CA workers get more paid sick leave with governor’s signature … Legionnaires’ disease found in WI nursing home … NY struggling to contain worst TB outbreak in a decade
Tuberculosis vaccine linked to 20 percent lower risk of Alzheimer’s in study
By
Alicia Lasek
May 21, 2023
An older tuberculosis vaccine also used as a cancer therapy has now been linked to a 20% lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The oldest recipients appear to derive the most benefit,...
NIH: Temperature-stable TB vaccine found safe, effective in trial
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 07, 2023
A temperature-stable tuberculosis vaccine that lasts for months in storage is safe and effective in healthy adults, according to the results of a new trial.
CDC: Prepare for rebound in TB cases post-pandemic
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 21, 2022
A 20% decline in tuberculosis cases in 2020 may be followed by an uptick once the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, according to CDC investigators. Clinicians should be prepared to detect cases and control spread,...
Breathing spreads TB more than cough, groundbreaking study reveals
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 29, 2021
Fully 90% of infectious tuberculosis droplets are expelled by breathing alone, finds a study that may contradict decades of clinical teaching.
CDC recommends new treatment for latent tuberculosis
Dec 21, 2011
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended a new 12-week-long treatment for latent tuberculosis, which is easier to carry out and as effective as existing treatments.