Tuberculosis cases rise, but public health agencies say they lack the resources to keep up
Some states have exceeded their pre-pandemic tuberculosis figures, according to the CDC.
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Some states have exceeded their pre-pandemic tuberculosis figures, according to the CDC.
Some states have exceeded their pre-pandemic tuberculosis figures, according to the CDC.
Stateline reports on public health experts' warnings that awareness of rising TB is lagging and that state and local health services lack resources to keep up with prevention and control. Meanwhile, the CDC is checking protocols on a cruise ship where more than 100 people had gastrointestinal illnesses.
The treaty is "mission critical for humanity," the chief of the United Nations' public health agency said Saturday.
Karen Knudsen, CEO of the American Cancer Society, lauds Cancer Moonshot’s achievements but says there is no “scientific rationale behind” delaying a menthol ban, adding that the proposed action has been “on the table for entirely too long.”