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TB kills thousands of people every day, and treating it takes a huge amount of time and effort. But, new research suggests that thanks to better drugs, we can cut that treatment duration by a third!
Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Jesslyn Shields: Writer
Courtney Tern: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Videographer
Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor
Seth Gliksman: Editor
Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer
Aimee Roberts: Art Director
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
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Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Jesslyn Shields: Writer
Courtney Tern: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Faith Evelyn Schmidt: Videographer
Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor
Seth Gliksman: Editor
Mackenna Goodrich: Associate Producer
Aimee Roberts: Art Director
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
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https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2104535
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Savannah: Tuberculosis is a complex disease, but new research shows we can fight it faster. Even though it's treatable, TB kills almost 3,500 people every day, and treating it can sometimes be really complicated.
One of the major hurdles in curing tuberculosis is the length of treatment. The World Health Organization's recommended "short course" of antibiotics takes six months to complete, which can grueling.
But newer research suggests that non-severe tuberculosis in children can be treated with the standard antibiotics in just four months, and other studies have found similar outcomes for certain kinds of TB in adults, too. Part of the reason is that the drugs we use have gotten WAY better since the WHO set the six-month guidance. This means that places with limited resources can treat more people and in a shorter period of time.
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One of the major hurdles in curing tuberculosis is the length of treatment. The World Health Organization's recommended "short course" of antibiotics takes six months to complete, which can grueling.
But newer research suggests that non-severe tuberculosis in children can be treated with the standard antibiotics in just four months, and other studies have found similar outcomes for certain kinds of TB in adults, too. Part of the reason is that the drugs we use have gotten WAY better since the WHO set the six-month guidance. This means that places with limited resources can treat more people and in a shorter period of time.
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