By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Austerity cuts in Spain could lead to the effective dismantling of large parts of its healthcare system and significantly damage the health of the population, according to a study published on Thursday. Researchers who analyzed the situation warned that if nothing was done to reverse the trend, Spain risked spiraling health problems and could ...

GENEVA - WHO estimates that up to half a million new cases of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) occur worldwide, each year. Current treatment regimens for MDR-TB present many challenges: treatment lasts 20 months or more, requiring daily administration of drugs that are more toxic, less effective, and far more expensive than those used to treat drug-susceptible TB. Globally, less than half ...

New Canadian surveillance system monitors tuberculosis and could be used for SARS-like outbreaks

One in 10 admissions to hospital in New Zealand to treat infectious diseases such as pneumonia, meningococcal disease and tuberculosis are the direct result of household crowding a new study has found. For M?ori and Pacific Island peoples, the figure jumps to one in five.

The U.S., India and other nations are facing a shortage of tuberculosis drugs. The WSJ’s Geeta Anand speaks with Bobby John, head of Global Health Advocates, about finding solutions to fight the deadly respiratory disease.