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US overlooks drug treatment centers in hepatitis C fight

MANCHESTER and LONDON, England — Alison Starkie spends her days tracking down people who need testing or treatment for hepatitis C, especially those who are unhoused or actively using drugs. Starkie, an intervention worker for a drug treatment service, recalled the difficulty of treating a man living in a tent…

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Assembly Biosciences Touts HSV, Hepatitis D Catalysts at BofA Conference

Assembly Biosciences (NASDAQ:ASMB) Chief Medical Officer Anuj Gaggar outlined the company’s virology strategy and upcoming clinical priorities during a Bank of America-hosted discussion, emphasizing programs in herpes simplex virus, hepatitis D and transplant-related herpes viruses. Gaggar describe

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Health alert issued urging thousands of patients of retired Sydney dentist to get tested for HIV and hepatitis

Health official says thousands of people may be affected due to ‘poor infection control practices’ at Strathfield clinic

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Thousands face tests over dentist HIV, hepatitis risks

A retired dentist who treated thousands of patients over decades may have exposed them to serious bloodborne viruses such as HIV through poor infection control.

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Atea Pharmaceuticals Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Atea Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:AVIR) said it remains on track for two key Phase 3 hepatitis C readouts in 2026 while advancing a newer hepatitis E program aimed at immunocompromised patients with no approved treatment options. During the company’s first-quarter 2026 earnings call, Chief Executive Off

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Parents in South Wales urged to reinforce handwash hygiene after hepatitis A outbreak

In light of a hepatitis A outbreak in Barry, Welsh health officials are calling on parents to emphasize the importance of hand hygiene. With three households reporting cases of the illness, there are rising fears of further spread in the community. To combat this, vaccinations are being provided for individuals…

The Times of India

Parents in Wales urged to ‘be vigilant’ about hand-washing amid hepatitis A outbreak

At least three households in Barry, south Wales, identified as having contracted the liver infection

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Hepatitis A outbreak in Welsh seaside town as health officials issue urgent plea to parents

There has been a hepatitis A outbreak in a seaside town in South Wales

The Independent UK

Parents urged to act after hepatitis A outbreak in seaside town

Hepatitis A cases of the same strain have been identified in three separate households in Barry, South Wales.

Evening Standard

Who is Nicole Saphier, Trump’s new nominee for US surgeon general?

Trump’s third pick for role is a radiologist and Fox News medical contributor who experts say is ‘almost a lock’

The Guardian - US

RFK Jr.’s latest move to gut vaccine recommendations hit a snag. Now Trump’s team is begging a judge to let them keep dismantling public health

The Trump administration is fighting to keep slashing childhood vaccine recommendations after a federal judge temporarily blocked the move. On April 29, 2026, government lawyers filed an appeal to overturn a March 16 court order that paused Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s decision to stop broadly recommending vaccines for…

The Mary Sue

Immigration debate, upfront costs are hurdles for hepatitis C bill

Despite bipartisan agreement on the need for testing and treatment for the life-threatening liver disease hepatitis C, potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans remain untreated or even unaware they’re infected as efforts to expand access to cures have stalled in Congress. Legislation introduced last year has struggled to gain traction as lawmakers focus…

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Deadly liver disease, rooted out elsewhere, retains grip on US

It was hailed as a “triumph of 21st century medicine” — a daily pill that cures a life-threatening liver disease in a matter of weeks with minimal side effects and a success rate of more than 95 percent. But more than a decade after direct-acting antivirals to cure hepatitis C…

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4 Foods & Habits That Damage Your Liver More Than Alcohol

A lot of people believe that liver gets damaged mainly as a result of alcohol abuse. However, obesity, the diet that we follow, lack of exercise and so forth contribute significantly to the development of liver diseases. Therefore, it is very important that we maintain awareness about the food items…

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The Guardian - US

RFK Jr accused of ‘dangerous conspiracy theories’ at heated budget hearing

Trump ally grilled by lawmakers over ‘terrible decisions’ on vaccines, public health and funding cuts to key programs

Medical Daily

Hepatitis C Treatment Guide: Direct-Acting Antivirals & Liver Health Monitoring Tips

Hepatitis C treatment guide with antiviral cure rates, liver fibrosis recovery, and HCC surveillance after sustained virologic response.

Newslaundry

India wants 1,000 new clinical trial sites. Patients are still being left in the dark

Thirty-five-year-old Ritu Bhalla was twice diagnosed with blood cancer, at the ages of four and 11. She developed chronic hepatitis B as a long-term side-effect after cancer treatment.

International Business Times UK

'They Tried to Cover It Up' — Father's Fury After Son Faces Six Months of HIV Tests Following Royal Gwent Hospital Sterilisation Failure

A whistleblower exposed a sterilisation failure at a Welsh hospital, leaving 21 patients at risk of infection. The incident raises questions about NHS transparency.

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The Independent UK

Parents refusing newborn vitamin K shots and ‘raising risk of brain bleeding’

Refusals of vitamin K shots nearly doubled between 2017 and 2024

The Guardian - US

Experts fear ‘unethical’ vaccine trial in Africa is ‘prototype’ for US studies under RFK Jr

Danish researchers whose work on effects of vaccines has been called into question are at center of US vaccine policy

The Guardian - UK

Families say infected blood scandal compensation scheme creates ‘penalty for dying’

Charities warn estates of victims who died before the scheme began are losing hundreds of thousands in financial loss payments

The Independent UK

One by one, children in this Indian village started to drop dead with liver disease. Nobody can explain why

ON THE GROUND: Health workers are rushing to assess a sudden outbreak of deadly illness in a small village in northern India. Rumours are spreading in the absence of a clear cause, and families are grieving amid a climate of fear and uncertainty. Namita Singh reports from Chhainsa

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‘Disgusting!’: Major sporting event caught pouring discarded drinks back into bottle

"Do you want hepatitis, because that's how you get hepatitis."

The Guardian - US

‘It’s the sovereignty of the country’: Guinea-Bissau says US vaccine study suspended

Despite US pushback, officials in west Africa say controversial hepatitis B study on pause amid ethics concerns

The Independent UK

Guinea-Bissau suspends Trump-backed hepatitis B vaccine study for ethical review

Guinea-Bissau's health minister says the government is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country pending an ethical review

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