DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My daughter’s doctor said her PPD was positive and sent her for a chest X-ray to rule out TB. Is it possible to have a false-positive result? Her pediatrician says she should follow ...

A few weeks ago, we wrote about a positive test for latent tuberculosis and treating that infection with antibiotics. On the heels of that column, we received some follow-up questions from readers.

Following the tuberculosis exposure event at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso, Texas, five babies have tested positive for TB, according to the El Paso Department of Health. The positive ...

The Department of Health - Cordillera region urged residents anew to undergo testing for tuberculosis (TB) and avail of the government’s free medication to prevent the spread of the disease. “Wag ...