TB patient moved to Denver hospital
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The man infected with a drug-resistant form of potentially fatal tuberculosis left Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, early Thursday and was transferred to a hospital in Denver, Colorado, a hospital representative said.
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MIAMI -- A person who was staying in a Miami-Dade County hurricane shelter has been removed from the shelter after displaying symptoms of a serious and contagious disease.
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The Atlanta lawyer quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis has a relatively low chance of spreading the disease, possibly allowing him to leave his isolation room for a short time, hospital officials said Tuesday.
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U.S. federal health officials have placed under quarantine a man who may have exposed fellow passengers to a particularly nasty strain of tuberculosis on two transatlantic flights, authorities said on Tuesday.
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Andrew Speaker, the tuberculosis patient who sparked an international public health scare by traveling overseas in May, will undergo surgery Tuesday to remove a diseased portion of his right lung, health officials said.
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A tuberculosis patient who turned fugitive in order to continue with wedding and honeymoon plans despite warnings not to travel has apologized to the fellow airline passengers he may have endangered, he said in an interview aired on Friday.
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South Africa alerts police after patients with incurable and infectious tuberculosis escape from hospital.
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The globe-trotting American lawyer who caused an international public health incident by traveling while infected with tuberculosis has a less severe form of the disease than previously diagnosed, a federal health official said Tuesday.
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The Atlanta lawyer quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis could soon be allowed to make escorted trips outside his room if a crucial test finds him no danger to others.
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Border officers will no longer have the discretion to ignore directives barring someone from entering the country after a man crossed the border with a rare form of tuberculosis last month, a Department of Homeland Security official said.
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The hospital caring for the Georgia attorney with a rare strain of tuberculosis ranks among the best in the nation for research and treatment of the disease; it was born in an age in which thousands suffering from "consumption" trekked to Colorado's high, dry air in hopes of a cure.
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The U.S. tuberculosis patient who was legally isolated after fleeing across international borders does not have the most dangerous form of TB but instead a strain that is easier to treat, his doctors said on Tuesday.
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Gen. Augusto Pinochet has been moved from a hospital's intensive care unit as he recovers from a heart attack, officials said Friday.
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An Atlanta attorney will have surgery next month to remove lung tissue infected with extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, hospital officials said Thursday.
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The globe-trotting American lawyer who caused an international health scare by traveling while infected with tuberculosis has a less severe form of the disease than previously diagnosed, a Denver hospital official said Tuesday.
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U.S. health authorities have placed under quarantine a man who may have exposed passengers and crew on two transatlantic flights to a virulent drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, officials said today.
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New procedures have been put into place at U.S. borders to stop flagged travelers such as the tuberculosis patient who sneaked across the Canadian border last month, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.