CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Medical advocacy groups have welcomed Johnson & Johnson’s decision not to enforce its patent on a critical tuberculosis medication, allowing its production at much lower prices, after South African authorities opened an investigation into the conglomerate. The South African Competition Commission in a statement on July 5 said it decided … Read more
NEW YORK — The number of U.S. tuberculosis cases in 2023 were the highest in a decade, according to a new government report. Forty states reported an increase in TB, and rates were up among all age groups, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday. More than 9,600 cases were reported, a 16% … Read more
Health experts have expressed worry after observing a spike in the number of cases of tuberculosis in England. An investigation has been launched to investigate the reason as there has been an 11 percent rise in TB cases in England in 2023 compared with 2022, as per the provisional data. According to the UK Health … Read more
