Tributes paid to TB cure doctor

Sir John Crofton and his team found the cure for TB

The man who pioneered life-saving treatment for tuberculosis sufferers has died in Edinburgh at the age of 97.

Sir John Crofton led a team of scientists which found a cure for TB by using a combination of three antibiotics.

In tributes following his death, he has been called one of the greatest physicians of the 20th century.

In the 1950s, TB, which was also known as consumption, was the most common cause of death in young adults.

Sir John's work in combating TB - which came to be known as the "Edinburgh Method" - saved the lives of thousands of people, and improved the health of millions more across the world.

Today, Scotland has only about 400 cases of TB a year, or 7.9 cases per 100,000 of population - fewer than elsewhere in the UK, and many European countries.