Arecent visit to Spain found me once more “chasing” after Philippine artwork and objects in cities near Madrid, where I was ...

Nicoletta Lanese: In the book, you say that you initially thought of TB as a disease of the past — of "19th-century poets." How was it to have that idea dispelled through writing the book?

Cranking up the AC also makes the air less humid, reducing the dampness that contributes to bacterial growth, mold, and dust ...

In tandem with the pervasive threat of TB, the curative power of nature promoted by mid-19th-century writers grew into an interpretation of American wilderness areas as therapeutic in the 1870s ...

In his new book, Everything is Tuberculosis, he writes about the history of the disease, the role of the U.S., and why he decided to do something about it. An edited excerpt from an interview: ...

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.

In some communities, the sick have been shunned, thought to be cursed or possessed by demons. In 18th and 19th century Europe, the disease was romanticized as an affliction of poets and artists.

Public Health Wales (PHW) say that tuberculosis (TB) is a "serious public health concern" as cases of the disease are on the rise. New figures from PHW show that cases rose by 14.5% in Wales last ...

News Ellie Gosley 10:22, 24 Mar 2025 Updated 10:28, 24 Mar 2025 Health officials say tuberculosis remains "a serious public health concern" (Image: WalesOnline/ Rob Browne) ...

Public Health Wales (PHW) say that tuberculosis (TB) is a "serious public health concern" as cases of the disease are on the rise. New figures from PHW show that cases rose by 14.5% in Wales last year ...

This led many 19th-century doctors to champion cannabis as a cure-all. It wasn’t long before patent medicine manufacturers began using cannabis as a common ingredient in their formulas.

Humanity’s battle against tuberculosis has been one of slow and imperfect progress. The disease no longer kills one in seven people in the US, as it did in the 19th century. But look elsewhere ...