title: When There's No Cure: My Brother's Battle With Drug-Resistant TB.
abstract: As the incidence of tuberculosis has waned, so has investment in new tests and treatments-and that may prove to be a mistake.
authors: This essay was written with Katya Cengel (kcengel@pobox.com). Stephanie Aleksanyan is an actress and chief operating officer of Smart Actors, a company that offers online acting and mentoring sessions. Cengel is a freelance writer and author of "Bluegrass Baseball: A Year in the Minor League Life."
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mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D054908:Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
keywords: AIDS/HIV; Health Professions Education; Health Promotion/Disease Prevention; Personal Experience (-Narrative Matters-)