All Boston Medical Center articles
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NewsProviding food baskets to people with tuberculosis is cost-effective and could avert over 100,000 deaths annually in India
Undernutrition is the single greatest modifiable risk factor for tuberculosis (TB). Researchers found that providing food baskets to people with TB and their households may save tens of thousands of lives annually in India if implemented at scale.
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NewsNew study suggests reduced newborn hepatitis B vaccination coverage may increase infant infections
Researchers found that lower vaccination coverage among infants born to unscreened mothers was associated with a substantial increase in HBV infections.
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NewsUltrasensitive test reveals evidence of previously undetected tuberculosis in Boston Hospital patients
Researchers have discovered an unexpectedly high prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA (TB DNA) in patients hospitalized in Boston, suggesting that tuberculosis disease may be significantly underdiagnosed in the United States.
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NewsStudy probes disparities in hepatitis C care for reproductive-aged women to break cycle of viral transmission
Researchers and clinicians are working to minimize racial and ethnic disparities in hepatitis C testing and treatment for women with opioid use disorder and their children through innovative programs.
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NewsRise seen in use of antibiotics for conditions they can’t treat – including COVID-19
A five-year trend study shows a rebound in inappropriate use after an early-pandemic dip, and a need to tackle overuse in all patients during viral illness outbreaks.
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NewsStudy demonstrates efficacy of new short-term resistant TB treatment
Four patients at Boston Medical Center (BMC) Tuberculosis Clinic were cured of MDR TB with a six-month regimen that included bedaquiline, pretomanid and linezolid (BPaL).