One person a week in England dies with undiagnosed TB, study finds

New research finds that one person dies every week in England from tuberculosis—a disease that should be treatable with antibiotics—because it goes undiagnosed and untreated. Older British-born men are disproportionately affected, with TB often discovered only after death. Healthcare workers may be overlooking the disease in these populations. According to The Guardian World, this points to significant gaps in TB screening and clinical awareness.

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