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7 Gallbladder Disease Warning Signs Indians Confuse With Acidity and Indigestion Symptoms

The burning after a heavy meal that isn't what you thinkThat familiar burn after a plate of chole bhature or a late-night biryani gets blamed on acidity almost automatically. But gallbladder pain follows a different clock. It tends to arrive 30 minutes to two hours after eating, particularly after fatty…

Times Life

Executive order on vaccines bypasses an evidence-based process that has kept kids safe

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Aug. 10, 2026, calling for the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine to be given as three separate shots at three separate appointments. The combined MMR vaccine is currently given at 12 to 15 months of age and again between ages 4…

The Conversation

Texas School Immunization Rules Stay the Same This Year Even as Federal Vaccine Messaging Shifts

Texas school immunization requirements are unchanged for 2026-2027, state health officials say, despite shifting federal vaccine recommendations.

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A Hepatitis A Outbreak Tied to Imported Clams Is Still Open More Than a Year On

Federal officials link 30 hepatitis A cases in three states to imported frozen clams. The frozen product may still sit in home freezers.

Medical Daily

Donald Trump Signs Executive Order Overhauling Childhood Vaccine Recommendations and Splitting MMR Shots

President Trump signed an executive order reducing federal childhood vaccine recommendations to 11 diseases, sparking debate over its implications.

International Business Times UK

England ‘leading the world’ in mission to eradicate deadly hepatitis C virus

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The Independent UK

England ‘on the cusp’ of eliminating hepatitis C, health officials say

Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the virus

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Trump signs executive order with plan to reduce number of recommended childhood vaccines

MMR vaccine would be broken into separate shots under order, putting a financial and logistical strain on families

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A Bipartisan Hepatitis C Elimination Bill Is Stalled in the Senate Over Its Congressional Budget Office Score

A bipartisan bill to expand hepatitis C testing and treatment has stalled in the Senate over a CBO cost estimate its sponsors call disappointing.

Medical Daily

Cassidy’s hepatitis C bill delayed over CBO score

A bipartisan bill aimed at combating hepatitis C is stalled in the Senate due to a high score from the Congressional Budget Office, the bill’s lead sponsor Bill Cassidy, R-La., said on Thursday. The bill, co-sponsored by Sen Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., proposes a national strategy to reduce hepatitis C…

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New Zealand eases resident visa health rules; Hepatitis B, C no longer automatic hurdle

New Zealand has eased health assessment rules for resident visa applicants. Hepatitis B and C are no longer high-cost conditions for migrants. This change benefits many prospective residents, including Indian nationals seeking permanent residency. Individual medical circumstances will now be assessed for these conditions. Revisions aim to focus the high-cost…

The Economic Times

The HPV Vaccine Prevents Cervical Cancer, So Why Are Indian Parents Still Saying No?

What the HPV vaccine actually does inside the bodyThe vaccine does not treat an existing infection. It trains the immune system to recognise and destroy the human papillomavirus before it can establish itself. Two strains, HPV 16 and HPV 18, cause roughly 70 percent of all cervical cancer cases globally.…

Times Life

Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

LONDON — At King’s College Hospital in the south of London, anyone who has blood drawn in the emergency department is automatically tested for hepatitis B and C. Posters throughout the facility inform patients that the screening is routine, part of a new approach helping find and treat thousands of…

Roll Call

Once-Weekly HIV Pill Held Viral Suppression as Well as Daily Treatment in Two Phase 3 Trials

Two phase 3 trials found that a weekly islatravir and lenacapavir tablet matched daily HIV therapy at 48 weeks. Here is what the data show.

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Hepatitis B Infection Is Spreading Through Indian Households and Most Carriers Skip Screening

India's hepatitis B numbers are larger than most people realiseThe World Health Organization estimates that India has approximately 40 million people living with chronic hepatitis B infection, roughly 3 to 4 percent of the population. That figure makes India one of the highest-burden countries in the world, sitting alongside sub-Saharan…

Times Life

5 Silent Causes of Liver Cirrhosis in Non-Drinkers in India: Fatty Liver, Hepatitis and More

Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: The Epidemic Nobody Sees ComingNonalcoholic fatty liver disease, NAFLD, is now the most common chronic liver condition in India, affecting an estimated 9 to 32 percent of the general population, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. The numbers are worse…

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Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis

Australia faces around $2.6 billion in avoidable costs as tens of thousands unknowingly live with hepatitis C despite a cure being available.

Medical Daily

Ceviche and Raw Black Clams Were the Common Thread, and the Hepatitis A Vaccine Prevents This

A hepatitis A outbreak tied to raw black clams hospitalized 25 of 30 people. Vaccination within two weeks of exposure can still prevent illness.

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Europe set to miss 2030 hepatitis elimination targets, health agency warns

Despite years of progress, the ECDC says Europe is to miss its 2030 goal to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat, as gaps in child vaccination and inadequate reduction measures are seen across Europe.

Newcastle Herald

'I was exhausted, a bit depressed and homeless': hidden condition needs treatment

Almost 78,000 people are estimated to be living with chronic hepatitis B in NSW.

Medical Daily

A Drug That Could Functionally Cure Hepatitis B Achieved That Goal in 1 in 5 Patients in Two Major Phase 3 Trials

Phase 3 B-Well trials published in NEJM showed bepirovirsen achieved functional cure in 20% of chronic hepatitis B patients — the first phase 3 evidence of this kind for the disease.

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Bipartisan bill to eliminate hepatitis C unveiled in House

A bipartisan pair of House members is introducing legislation aimed at treating millions of Americans of a deadly-but-curable liver disease, the culmination of a yearslong push from public health advocates. The bill, sponsored by Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa and Diana DeGette, D-Colo., would create a national hepatitis C elimination program to expand…

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Global Cancer Cases Could Reach 35 Million a Year by 2050 as Population Growth and Aging Drive a 67% Surge

Global Cancer Statistics 2026 projects 34 million cancer cases by 2050, a 67% increase. Nearly 21 million cases in 2024, 9.8 million deaths. Lung cancer remains the top killer.

Times Life

7 Monsoon Illnesses That Look Like a Mild Fever but Carry a Serious Infection Risk in India

DengueA 2023 report from the National Centre for Vector Borne Diseases Control recorded over 289,000 dengue cases across India in a single year, with the sharpest spikes running from July through October. The fever that arrives with it, sudden, high, accompanied by pain behind the eyes and aching joints, is…

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WHO Issues Urgent Warning as Global Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050

Almost everyone knows someone whose life has been changed by cancer. It could be a parent, a friend, a neighbour, or even someone you've never met but admired. That's what makes the World Health Organization's latest warning feel so personal. According to new projections, the number of people diagnosed with…

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