Updated WHO TB Guidelines
See updated WHO consolidated guidelines on tuberculosis here!
TB Tracking App Earns Top Honors in Dean’s Innovation Challenge
Doctoral students Jiujia Zhang (ENG) and Lauren Linde (SPH) and SPH faculty members Leonardo Martinez and Meredith Brooks won the challenge with a scalable web-based app designed to optimize the placement of community-based TB screening units to maximize detection effectiveness. See more here: Tuberculosis Tracking App Earns Top Honors in Dean’s Innovation Challenge | SPH
Dr. Brooke Nichols featured in Salon: From dread to action: Tracking the Trump-Musk death toll from cuts to USAID
From dread to action: Tracking the Trump-Musk death toll from cuts to USAID | Salon.com
Dr. Laura White featured in The Boston Globe: We’re still living with the legacy of COVID
Read the full story here. Or access via this PDF if you cannot get past the paywall: We’re still living with the legacy of COVID
Undernutrition Is the Original and Most Important AIDS – Dr. Pranay Sinha published in The Wire
Dr. Pranay Sinha along with Dr. Heysell, MD of the University of Virginia discuss the enduring threat of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of contemporary health challenges like COVID-19, RSV, and influenza in their recent article “Undernutrition Is the Original and Most Important AIDS,” published in The Wire. See full article here: The Wire: The […]
The Health & Economic Benefits of a New TB Vaccine – Dr. Portnoy featured on BFM Radio
Dr. Allison Portnoy, of Boston University School of Global Health, advocates for the imperative investment in a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine on the latest episode of BFM Radio’s ‘Bigger Picture’ podcast. Dr. Portnoy highlights the pivotal intersection of health and economics, emphasizing the transformative potential of this innovative vaccine. With insights honed from extensive research, […]
Dr. Tara Bouton quoted in TIME Magazine piece
How Long Should You Isolate With COVID-19? Experts Are Split
Dr. Igor Kramnik featured in Drug Discovery News
Dr. Igor Kramnik, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine featured in Drug Discovery News: Correcting for tuberculosis susceptibility Direct link to article: https://www.drugdiscoverynews.com/correcting-for-tuberculosis-susceptibility-15863
Researchers Find Potential Way to Tweak Immune System to Help It Fight Tuberculosis
TB is the world’s second-deadliest infectious disease, behind COVID-19. A new BU-led study shows how to turn TB-susceptible immune cells into TB-resistant ones. Read more here: https://www.bu.edu/articles/2023/researchers-find-potential-way-to-help-immune-system-fight-tuberculosis/?utm_campaign=the_brink&utm_source=email_20231011_full_b&utm_medium=2_must_read_2&utm_content=research_infectiousdiseases
Interdisciplinary Approach to Tuberculosis Research Receives Funding for 2023-2024
We are thrilled to announce that our application to become an ARC was officially accepted and we received a funds to formalize ourselves as a TB group and fund a few potential pilot projects. We plan to hold a “TIARA Kickoff Meeting” sometime in mid-July to which we will invite groups from across BU’s campuses, […]