NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals.
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Kaiser clears 1,000 patients of Hepatitis C
Considered once to be a lifelong disease, Hepatitis C has now been treated and cured in 1,000 patients at Kaiser Permanente.
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Philly's cure rate for hepatitis C has risen to nearly 60% over the last decade
The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.
Dozens of HIV and hepatitis diagnoses in A&E tests
People aged 16 and over who receive blood tests in A&E at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital are now ...
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Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi’s Viral Hepatitis Clinic cures 1,000th hepatitis C patient
An estimated 2 million adults in the US have chronic hepatitis C, with new infections on the rise. Many patients are unaware ...
First transgenic primate model created for hepatitis B research
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...
Hawaii’s Kaiser hepatitis clinic reaches remarkable milestone
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s Kaiser Permanente Viral Hepatitis Clinic has reached a major milestone toward combative Hepatitis outcomes. On Wednesday the clinic announced it cured its 1,000 ...
Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation
As many as 140,000 bereaved parents, children and siblings of infected blood scandal victims may claim compensation under new ...
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Viral hepatitis elimination requires equitable public health approach
Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths increased from 1.1 million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022, rates now similar ...
Report Reveals 1 in 25 People in Pakistan Has Hepatitis C
A recent report has revealed that 1 in every 25 people in Pakistan is affected by Hepatitis C, with the virus infecting 4.05% ...
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Challenges remain a decade after HIV crisis in southern Indiana
A major setback came in 2021, when Scott County Commissioners voted to end a needle exchange program that was established in ...
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Government extends England’s HIV prevention programme with £1.5m funding boost
The UK government has announced that it is renewing funding for the public health campaign HIV Prevention England for another year as part of efforts to end HIV transmission by 2030. The programme, ...