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Hepatitis B and C could cause ‘significantly higher cancer risk’ than smoking daily pack of cigarettes

July 28 marks World Hepatitis Day.

The Independent UK

Hep C has a secret strategy to evade the immune system. And now we know what it is

How does the hepatitis C virus keep the immune system at bay? A scientist finds the answer — and it involves a standard technique used by villains.

WEKU

Relatives of infected blood victims demand full compensation in letter to No 10

Campaigners handed a letter to Downing Street on Monday calling for redress.

The Independent UK

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South Delhi lab introduces 'groundbreaking' early detection Hepatitis C diagnostic tool

In a significant stride in the fight against Hepatitis C in India, Doctor Dangs Lab, a pioneer in the Indian In-Vitro Diagnostic industry, has announced the launch of the novel HCV DUO test. Read further on Dynamite News:

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How does the monsoon cause an increase in kidney diseases? Tips to prevent kidney damage during the rainy season

The rainy season is easily one of the most awaited times. However, if proper caution and precautions are not maintained, it can cause various health problems, including those impacting a person's long-term health and well-being. Kidney problems increase dramatically during the monsoon season, and some of the common ones include…

The Times of India

Rishi Sunak called to inquiry over infected blood scandal survivors' missing compo payments

Sir Brian Langstaff is expected to produce a report and recommendations later this year but has previously said transitional payments to victims should begin as soon as possible.

Daily Record

Michael Hiltzik: RFK Jr.'s town hall showed the folly of trying to fact-check quackery in real time

America's cable news networks seem determined to prove that old adage defining insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

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Hepatitis C can be cured. So why aren't more people getting treatment?

A new CDC report finds that just a third of those diagnosed with hepatitis C have cleared the virus — a decade after a cure was made available.

WEKU

CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan

Only one-third of individuals diagnosed with hepatitis C have been cured in the decade since cures for the disease became available, according to a study published Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Tribune News Service

CDC data amplifies calls for funding hepatitis plan - Roll Call

Despite the availability of effective medicines, only one in six uninsured adults under 40 with hepatitis C have been cured.

Roll Call

Recall issued over frozen strawberry products linked to hepatitis A outbreak

The outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries imported from Baja California, Mexico,

The Independent UK

Frozen strawberries recall: Costco, Walmart products recalled for Hepatitis A risk

Multiple brands of frozen strawberry products have been linked to a Hepatitis A outbreak.

Axios

FDA issues recall over frozen strawberry products linked to hepatitis A outbreak

The outbreak linked to frozen organic strawberries imported from Baja California, Mexico,

The Independent UK

Father ‘given 12 hours left to live’ after contracting hepatitis B in freak accident

Warning signs of the liver disease include yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin

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Calls for 'vital' HIV testing scheme to be extended to Liverpool

The scheme has been implemented already in London, Brighton, Manchester and Blackpool

The Independent UK

A&E testing scheme finds thousands of people with HIV and hepatitis

The £20 million scheme means the testing programme, which started in April 2022, can run in 33 hospital emergency departments over three years.

The Conversation

Hepatitis B is a life-threatening liver infection – our machine learning tool could help with early detection

More than 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most don’t know they are infected, so they don’t get medical care. Clinical care improves the patient’s outcome and can prevent them from infecting others.

Daily Record

Hepatitis C symptoms, how to test at home and treatment for 'silent killer' virus

The blood-borne virus affects more than 150 million people across the world, dubbed a 'silent killer' as symptoms often go unnoticed.

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Hepatitis C symptoms and how to do a home test for 'silent killer' virus

Infection usually displays no real red flags until it causes enough damage to bring on liver disease. The blood-borne virus - dubbed a 'silent killer' - often progresses so slowly it can largely go unnoticed for decades.

Chicago Sun-Times

George Maharis, ‘Route 66’ star, dies at 94

Friend says actor died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, after contracting hepatitis.

ABC News

Noosa's Hastings Street 'trying to get ahead' of potential hepatitis A outbreak

Health experts are rushing to install a pop-up clinic to stave off a feared hepatitis A outbreak on one of Australia's best-known holiday dining and shopping strips.

The Hindu

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease predominant cause of liver cancer in Kerala, shows study

The study, which analysed the data of 1,217 patients with liver cancer from across Kerala reported cirrhosis associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to be the direct cause in 44% patients.

The Guardian - UK

Preventing millions of hepatitis deaths is a ‘thundering moral imperative’

By 2040 the disease could kill more people each year than malaria, TB and Aids combined – despite the cost of treatment being ‘less than dinner for two’

The Independent UK

Home-testing kits for hepatitis C made available in England

The free service is designed to reach people who may not access other health services.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh man infected by hepatitis C says government should pay compensation

Bruce Norval says that he fears the British government are dragging their feet with paying out compensation to

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