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/PRNewswire/ -- Independence Blue Cross (Independence) awarded two Clinical Care Innovation Grants (CCI Grants) to Temple Health and Penn Medicine to support...

Around 10 million people developed tuberculosis (TB) in 2019. TB is the leading cause of death by an infectious disease globally, causing 1.4 million deaths last year – although in 2020 deaths due to Covid-19 will likely surpass deaths caused by TB. While there are many factors contributing to the high rates of TB disease and deaths, failing to diagnose many people living with TB and provide them with appropriate treatment is a key contributor to the spread of TB and the high number of deaths...

Catherine Tomlinson Share According to the WHO’s report, chest X-ray screening is more effective at detecting TB than the traditionally used four-symptom screen About 10 million people developed TB last year. It is the leading cause of death by an infectious disease globally, causing 1.4 million fatalities last year – although deaths due to the Covid-19 coronavirus will most likely surpass deaths from TB this year. While there ar...