Tuberculosis warning sent to Long Island school district after students possibly exposed

The Patchogue-Medford School District said in a letter that the Suffolk County Department of Health alerted them about an ...
AOL

Does Medicare cover a purified protein derivative (PPD) test?

Medicare may cover the costs of a purified protein derivative (PPD) test if a person has symptoms or has been exposed to tuberculosis (TB). If not, Medicare will likely deny coverage as it would ...
USA Today

Even when you don't have TB symptoms, this century-old test can still detect the disease.

Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease that infects nearly 11 million people worldwide, killing some 1.25 million of them every year, per data from the World Health Organization. A person infected with the ...
WBIW

TB skin test appointments unavailable at Lawrence County Health Department in February

The Lawrence County Health Department has announced an update to its tuberculosis (TB) skin test schedule for February. TB ...