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.
First transgenic primate model created for hepatitis B research
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...
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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 ...
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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Fatty liver could protect against hepatitis B: study
Research conducted by a local hospital has found that hepatitis B patients with a simple fatty liver have a lower mortality ...
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New AGA Guidelines Recommend Risk-Based Prophylaxis for Hepatitis B Reactivation Monitoring
The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) updated its clinical practice guidelines for managing hepatitis B ...
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US policy changes put elimination of viral hepatitis at high risk
Sparked by a flurry of executive orders in the first week of taking power, and evolving at dizzying pace, the new US administration has taken a wrecking ball to health-related services and research ...
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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.
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People with HBV, HIV coinfection at risk for hepatitis D ‘superinfection’
Patients with HIV and hepatitis B coinfection are at an increased risk ... patients with and without hepatitis D. In total, 534 people with HIV and HBV coinfection were included in the study.