The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tuberculosis/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:45:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png tuberculosis | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/tuberculosis/ 32 32 Study: Gaucher disease, common among Ashkenazi Jews, protects against tuberculosis https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-gaucher-disease-common-among-ashkenazi-jews-protects-against-tuberculosis/ Sat, 06 May 2023 12:22:10 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3009348 Cambridge University team discovers that specific cellular-level lipids that accumulate in the genetic disease attack and kill deadly TB bacterium, hope to develop new treatment

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]]> Touted as a lifesaver for millions, Israeli nano-patch smells skin to detect TB https://www.timesofisrael.com/touted-as-a-lifesaver-for-millions-israeli-nano-patch-smells-skin-to-detect-tb/ Mon, 05 Jul 2021 15:59:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2576822 Some 3 million people worldwide miss tuberculosis diagnosis every year, often because tests unavailable; Haifa-made skin sticker will help, scientists say

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]]> ‘You poison our innards’: Revamped 1916 Yiddish pandemic song is new YouTube hit https://www.timesofisrael.com/you-poison-our-innards-revamped-1916-yiddish-pandemic-song-is-new-youtube-hit/ Sun, 28 Jun 2020 18:54:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2335106 Berlin-based musicians Daniel Kahn and Sveta Kundish exploit parallels to COVID-19 in 104-year-old ballad about disease and injustice by great 20th century US immigrant composer

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]]> Millions at risk from other diseases pushed to margins by COVID-19 crisis https://www.timesofisrael.com/millions-at-risk-from-other-diseases-pushed-to-margins-by-covid-19-crisis/ Thu, 07 May 2020 15:06:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2301132 Health experts warn the coronavirus pandemic is already denying untold numbers of patients treatment for illnesses such as tuberculosis, pneumonia and malaria

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]]> Could old vaccines for other germs protect against COVID-19? https://www.timesofisrael.com/could-old-vaccines-for-other-germs-protect-against-covid-19/ Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:33:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2283229 Scientists hypothesizing that other shots, including anti-tuberculosis, could invigorate immune system; WHO warns against using method on virus patients until research bears it out

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]]> 200 Israelis at a college and a newspaper to be tested for tuberculosis https://www.timesofisrael.com/college-students-staff-to-be-tested-for-tuberculosis/ Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:41:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=452264 Health Ministry works to prevent outbreak after youth hospitalized with infectious disease

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]]> Warsaw Ghetto building pits Jews against fellow Poles https://www.timesofisrael.com/warsaw-ghetto-building-pits-jews-against-fellow-poles/ Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:43:11 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=361612 In historic irony, gentiles seek to save structure the city's growing Jewish community wants to knock down

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]]> Yale student dances his way — Israeli-style — to a Rhodes Scholarship https://www.timesofisrael.com/yale-student-dances-his-way-israeli-style-to-a-rhodes-scholarship/ Sat, 05 Jan 2013 02:33:28 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=306798 When he's not too busy teaching Jewish folk dance or heckling the US president, David Carel is spearheading HIV/AIDS awareness programs in South Africa

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]]> 12 Tel Aviv hospital staff infected with tuberculosis virus after treating African migrants https://www.timesofisrael.com/12-tel-aviv-hospital-staff-infected-with-tuberculosis-virus-after-treating-african-migrants/ Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:27:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=201596 Doctor and 11 other employees not-contagious and taking medication to prevent development of disease

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]]> Tel Aviv hospital to keep African migrants from visiting patients https://www.timesofisrael.com/ichilov-hospital-to-drastically-limit-number-of-african-visitors/ Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:32:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=148816 Director cites recent incident which highlighted threat of infectious disease from illegal population

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]]> Doctors warn: African migrants are ‘health time bomb’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/doctors-warn-african-refugees-health-time-bomb/ Tue, 22 May 2012 08:37:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=107722 Many asylum seekers carrying communicable diseases are released from hospitals without proper treatment

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