Structural racism is largely to blame for the excess cases of tuberculosis (TB) in the United States, a new study claims.It comes as a new government report finds the number of US in 2023 were the highest in a decade. A worrying trend seen in other countries, such as the UK. TB is the world’s most deadly infection, killing 1.5 million people every year, despite being a preventable and curable disease. Researchers are trying to determine what’s behind the current rise in cases and whether certain groups are more affected than others. To this end, researchers sifted through national tuberculosis…
