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Bolsonaro's Restraining Order, Gates' TB Warning, And Late Show Drama: This Week In Politics

The week was a whirlwind of political and entertainment news, with major developments from Brazil to Hollywood. From the intensifying legal actions against former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro to Bill Gates warning about the potential consequences of the U.S. reducing its support for global tuberculosis treatment, there was no shortage of headlines. Let’s dive…

Benzinga · Jul 20, 2025

Bill Gates Warns US Cuts To TB Aid Could Lead To 2 Million Additional Deaths Worldwide

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft Corp., in a recent video, highlighted the potential consequences of the U.S. reducing its support for global tuberculosis (TB) treatment and diagnosis efforts.

Benzinga · Jul 19, 2025

Man Held by ICE Was Jailed in Alaska for Weeks. Now He's in the Hospital Battling Tuberculosis

A Peruvian man has been hospitalized for tuberculosis after being detained for weeks in an ICE detention center, according to a lawyer representing the man.

Latin Times · Jul 10, 2025

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Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Global efforts to protect children against diseases like measles, polio and tuberculosis have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to deadly infections

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025

Ending TB in Southeast Asia: ASEAN’s vaccine diplomacy and digital health tools

Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has consistently taken a proactive role in controlling tuberculosis (TB) in the region. But with Southeast Asia accounting for a significant share 45% of global TB cases, the fight remains a long and winding road.

The Conversation · Jun 24, 2025

Jumbo Task: 400 Pills A Day For Elephants With TB In Pakistan

A team of doctors and vets in Pakistan has developed a novel treatment for a pair of elephants suffering from tuberculosis that involves feeding them at least 400 pills a day.

International Business Times · May 21, 2025

18th-century monk's anus was stuffed with wood chips and fabric to mummify him, researchers discover

An 18th-century Austrian monk who died of tuberculosis was mummified in an extremely unusual way.

LiveScience · May 2, 2025

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Tuberculosis case is confirmed at Florida high school. Here’s what to know

Other students at the Fort Lauderdale school have been exposed to the potentially deadly bacterial infection

The Independent UK · May 1, 2025

Case of tuberculosis confirmed at Scottish school

A case of tuberculosis has been confirmed at a Scottish school ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 26, 2025

Study Predicts Tens Of Millions Of Deaths If Trump Admin Pulls Funding For Overseas Disease Treatment Programs

A paper published as part of a project called Preprints with The Lancet models some 25 million additional deaths from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and other diseases as a result of the U.S. pulling funding from disease prevention programs

Latin Times · Apr 22, 2025

Why is tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, on the rise in the UK?

Tuberculosis (TB) cases rose 13 per cent in England last year, with increases among both immigrants and people born in the UK.

Euronews · Apr 20, 2025

Tuberculosis could end if there’s more US public health funding, experts say

Resurgence could be on horizon as outbreaks pick up speed in US and abroad amid public health program cuts

The Guardian - US · Apr 12, 2025

From tapeworms to tuberculosis: The dangerous lengths women have gone to for ‘beauty’

For centuries, women have taken part in a laundry list of beauty hacks to meet appearance ideals, many of which have been dangerous, painful and even deadly

The Independent UK · Apr 10, 2025

April 3, 2025: Delhi’s air monitoring data is unreliable

For this episode of Aaj Ka AQI, Newslaundry visits the National Institute of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, which has one of the 38 continuous ambient air quality monitoring stations in Delhi. The PM 2.5 level was 21 and PM 10 hovered around 24. At 143, the AQI was in the…

Newslaundry · Apr 3, 2025

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The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

Last goats living on UK coastal site culled by National Trust

National Trust said it made the ‘difficult decision’ to cull the goats on Brean Down due to tuberculosis

LiveScience · Mar 27, 2025

'We will fight for him': Author John Green meets Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient with drug-resistant disease

"At the time, I knew almost nothing about TB. To me, it was a disease of history — something that killed depressive 19th-century poets, not present-tense humans."

The Times of India · Mar 24, 2025

"Tuberculosis does not discriminate": How this entrepreneur turned her TB struggle into a mission

Overcoming tuberculosis is no small feat. The body has fought a tough battle and is inching towards renewed strength and vitality. Meet Laxmi Asrani, Entrepreneur, Director at Skinwood Clinic, a TB survivor whose story is one of survival and inspiration, proving that even in the face of hardship, one can…

Euronews · Mar 24, 2025

Tuberculosis cases are up among kids in Europe and Central Asia, health authorities warn

The report comes amid cuts to global aid, which health officials say could lead to a resurgence of TB.

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The Times of India · Mar 24, 2025

Eliminating rising TB burden: How timely diagnosis is the key?

India is on a fast-track mode to eliminate the huge burden created by the rising cases of tuberculosis (TB), thanks to robust government initiatives including the National TB Elimination Program and 100-Day TB Elimination Campaign. The incidences of TB have dropped significantly from 237 per lakh population in 2015 to…

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years

Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years

LiveScience · Mar 19, 2025

'We have to fight for a better end': Author John Green on how threats to USAID derail the worldwide effort to end tuberculosis

Live Science spoke with author John Green about his latest book, which explores both the history and current realities of tuberculosis.

Reason · Mar 12, 2025

DOE Set To Die

Plus: How NYC botched weed legalization, tuberculosis programs paused, "everything's computer!" and more...

International Business Times · Mar 11, 2025

'Getting Scary': US Aid Cuts Undermine Global Fight Against TB

The Trump administration's sweeping foreign aid cuts will send tuberculosis cases and deaths soaring around the world, humanitarian workers have warned.

The Conversation · Mar 11, 2025

From TB to HIV/AIDS to cancer, disease tracking has always had a political dimension, but it’s the foundation of public health

Federal datasets began disappearing from public view on Jan. 31, 2025, in response to executive orders from President Donald Trump. Among those were the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which asks respondents about their gender identity and sexual orientation and tracks behaviors like smoking and…

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2025

USAid cuts could create untreatable TB bug ‘resistant to everything we have’

Projects to detect, treat and research new ways to fight TB among those disrupted by sudden funding freeze

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