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[1921] The anti-tuberculosis vaccine, BCG has been used on humans for the first time in France! sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

[27 May 1910] BREAKING: Robert Koch, leading contributor to TB research, has died of heart disease at the age of 66; find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

[2 Jan 1909] Debate over whether humans can contract TB from animals; Koch claims two distinct forms--human&bovine find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

[1905] BREAKING: Robert Koch has been awarded the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine; nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/m…

[10 Oct 1905] TB International Congress Update: Professor Behring presents new possible cure; Details found here: find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

(2/2)...need for improved health conditions for lower classes, prevention tips,& hope for a cure, Full Summary here: find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

[13 July 1899] The International Congress on TB was held May 24-27 in Berlin, Topics discussed included....(1/2).

[21 Apr 1897] Koch's experiments for a cure have been successful in infected Guinea Pigs, but uncertain in humans find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

[25 Oct 1892] BREAKING: US First Lady, Caroline Harrison, has died of Tuberculosis at the age of 60.

#TBT [Tuberculosis Throwback]: DNA tests prove TB killed Ancient Egyptians newscientist.com/article/dn1788… Photo via Wikicommons

[23 Oct 1891] JUST IN: Koch's new TB remedy has proven unsuccessful in various experiments: find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

[8 July 1891] French physician Lannelongue presented his experimental TB remedy to the Academy of Medicine today: nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

[10 Mar 1891] Doctors at Charité Hospital in Berlin have been testing both Koch and Liebreich's remedies. Results are unsure as of today.

[26 Feb 1891] Professor Liebreich has presented a new remedy for TB to Berlin Medical Society, but it is still in its early stages.

[15 Nov. 1890] JUST IN: Koch is experimenting a possible remedy for TB on both animals and humans

[20 March 1883] American Dr. W. T. Belfield further proves that consumption can be passed from animals to humans: find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

[27 Sept 1882] Read about the first meeting of The Sanitary Congress of Great Britain since Koch's discoveries: find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper…

&the dress of soldiers, as previous "tight-fitting and chest-contracting" dress caused pulmonary consumption find.galegroup.com/ttda/newspaper… (2/2)

[31 Aug 1882] Koch's discovery has helped to improve health conditions among the army, including sanitary conditions in the barracks...(1/2)

[22 April 1882] Read a summary of Koch's experiments and findings by John Tyndall in The Times: find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.… (2/2)