Deceased Alabama Doctor Co-Authors Groundbreaking Tuberculosis Research.
Dr. Asharaf “Ed” Khan, a tuberculosis doctor who died in a motorcycle accident last year, has been published as a co-author on research that could greatly improve treatment for some of the most challenging tuberculosis patients around the world. The study examined the use of a new regimen for drug-resistant tuberculosis among patients in the real world. The regimen, called BPAL, consists of three drugs taken orally for a fraction of the usual time. The study found the treatment worked for more than 90 percent of the patients enrolled, with fewer side effects than previous medications and a median treatment length of six months.