An effective drug for TB’s deadliest strain

The World

Tuberculosis is the most deadly infectious disease in the world and drug resistant strains make the disease even harder to contain. The FDA approved a new drug this week, shown to cure most people with the deadliest of those strains. Host Carol Hills speaks with longtime TB doctor and global health specialist Salmaan Keshavjee about the new drug and the challenges of getting it to people who need it.

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