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Hepatitis: Cases in children rises to 263

Hepatitis cases in children across the UK have risen to 263, the UK Health and Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported.

Evening Standard

Five more children found with hepatitis bringing total to 263

Scientists have investigated links to dogs and Covid

Wales Online

'Could there be a Covid connection behind hepatitis outbreak in kids?'

Dr Miriam Stoppard looks into the worrying and puzzling rise in children needing liver transplants, and what the latest research is suggesting

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UK’s contaminated blood scandal inquiry: All you need to know

A blood treatment that infected 30,000 people with HIV and hepatitis C decades ago in the UK returns to the spotlight.

Al Jazeera

Health on the Streets homeless program faces closure due to funding

Kamilaroi man Jason Trindall-Rynkowski would never have known he was sick if it wasn't for a unique health outreach program on the NSW Central Coast.

ABC News

The Daily Biotech Pulse: CHMP Backs AstraZeneca's Breast Cancer Therapies, Ipsen Buys Epizyme, FDA Holds For Nuvation Bio, Astellas Studies

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Benzinga

GSK Shares Encouraging Data From Chronic Hepatitis B Candidate

GSK plc (NYSE:GSK) announced promising interim results from the B-Clear phase 2b trial of bepirovirsen in people with chronic hepatitis B (CHB). The data showed that bepirovirsen reduced hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) levels and hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA after 24 weeks of treatment. In the group of 227 patients on standard…

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Infected blood victims had ‘incredibly bad luck’, Sir John Major tells inquiry

The infection of up to 30,000 people with HIV or hepatitis C from contaminated blood has been called the NHS’s biggest treatment disaster.

The Independent UK

WHO Says Over 900 Probable Cases of Acute Hepatitis Reported in Children

Thirty-three countries have reported 920 probable cases of severe acute hepatitis in children so far, a jump of 270 from May, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday. The WHO said that the European Region accounted for half the probable cases, including 267 from the United Kingdom, while a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rise in sudden hepatitis among children - symptoms to watch for, what to do if your child is ill, and the link to Covid-19

Health experts don't yet know the reason for the rise - and are investigating its links to Covid-19 infections among the children affected

Manchester Evening News

Vaccitech's Vaccine Induced Sustained Reductions In Hepatitis B Associated Antigens

Vaccitech plc (NASDAQ:VACC) announced an update to the interim analysis of safety and efficacy data from the HBV002 study evaluating ChAdOx1-HBV and MVA-HBV vaccines (VTP-300) in chronic HBV patients who are virally suppressed with oral anti-viral therapies. In the VTP-300 monotherapy group, meaningful and durable reductions of HBsAg were seen in all three patients with…

Benzinga

Activist raised eyebrows at White House but also awareness of illness affect gay community

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — George Raya had a seat at the table of the historic 1977 White House meeting of the National Gay Task Force, the first time a president invited LGBTQ advocates to discuss the issues their community faced. The then-27-year-old came with an issue in mind: hepatitis.

Tribune News Service

Eleven more children struck with hepatitis across UK with one needing liver transplant

Experts have reassured parents the rise in liver inflammation cases in youngsters is not to do with the Covid vaccine as the majority are in under-fives who are too young for the jab

Daily Mirror

Mum's warning after losing dad to 'silent epidemic'

"People don’t understand the virus and many are unaware of how they can get it"

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Wales Online

Surge of hepatitis cases in children not linked to Covid-19 vaccine, say experts

UK Health Security Agency report reveals most patients affected are under-5s who have not had the jab

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bidding Tops $12.3 Mln for Warren Buffett Charity Lunch

Someone has bid more than $12.3 million at an online auction to win a final, private lunch with billionaire businessman Warren Buffett to benefit a charity that helps the poor, homeless and people battling substance abuse. The $12,345,678 bid from an unknown bidder in the auction, which ends on Friday…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hepatitis A Spreads in Northern Lebanon

Northern Lebanon is grappling with an outbreak of Hepatitis A, or jaundice, that has infected 174 people, according to official figures. The Health Ministry is probing the cause of the outbreak. The infections were first reported in the northern city of Tripoli, said local media, blaming the outbreak on polluted…

ABC News

Hepatitis A vaccination blitz begins as cases confirmed at Gold Coast's Arundel State School

A Gold Coast school will host a hepatitis A vaccination clinic this weekend after four of its students caught the viral infection.

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Cases of mysterious hepatitis strain rise as parents urged to watch for symptoms

It emerged on Thursday that the number of cases of children in Ireland 'with hepatitis of unknown cause' has risen

Irish Mirror

Unexplained child hepatitis cases rise again in Ireland after one death and two liver transplants

Of the 13 cases confirmed in Ireland, one child has died and two others became so ill that they needed liver transplants

Wales Online

Everything you need to know about hepatitis as cases in children rise

WHO say that in this outbreak of acute hepatitis, cases have been more severe

Chronicle Live

Infected blood scandal victims should be compensated at least £100,000, report suggests

North East victims of the contaminated blood scandal have reacted cautiously to a new report recommending they receive compensation

Benzinga

Assembly Bio Commences Early-Stage Study of Drug to Treat Hepatitis B Viral Infection

Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASMB) today announced Initiation of Phase 1b clinical study of its drug candidate ABI-H3733 for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

Wales Online

Waking up tired - it could be fatty liver disease and these are the symptoms

It's often associated with drinking too much alcohol, but that is often not the case

Daily Mirror

Fatty Liver Disease: Feeling tired when you wake up could be a warning sign

Liver disease is often linked to drinking too much alcohol, but most cases - including Fatty Liver Disease - are actually caused by something else - here's a list of symptoms to watch out for

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