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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.

The Independent UK

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

Edinburgh Live

Scots dad infected with hep C by NHS pleads for fast track compo as he's 'running out of time'

Bruce Norval, 58, fears Downing Street is in no hurry to start paying out as the Government faces a £12billion bill, with every death likely to reduce that bill.

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Hepatitis A outbreak worsens

You may want to skip the frozen fruits section at your grocery store until the recent recalls have been lifted

Salon

Commentary: Did COVID-19 cause pediatric hepatitis? Skepticism helped find an answer

Two qualities a first-class science journalist and a first-class physician must have are patience and a skeptical nature. If a new disease appears somewhere, the journalist and the physician need the skepticism to reject easy explanations of the source. As it has been said of war, first impressions are often…

Chicago Tribune

Health: HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C can be detected from a single drop of blood

Hepatitis B or C claim over a million lives each year. Every year about 6,50,000 people die from HIV-related causes. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

No-cost preventive services are now in jeopardy. Here’s what you need to know

When a federal judge in Texas declared unconstitutional a popular part of the Affordable Care Act that ensures no-cost preventive care for certain services, such as screening exams for conditions such as diabetes, hepatitis, and certain cancers, it left a lot of people with a lot of questions.

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Infected Blood Inquiry recommendations ‘light at end of tunnel’ for survivors

Survivors have welcomed a recommendation by Infected Blood Inquiry chair Sir Brian Langstaff to extend reparations to bereaved parents and children.

The Independent UK

I just want justice for my family – infected blood scandal victims speak out

Thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis by contaminated blood between 1970 and 1991.

The Independent UK

Report to set out details on compensation for victims of infected blood scandal

Thousands of patients were infected with HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood products in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Independent UK

We investigated the cause of an unexplained outbreak of hepatitis in children in the UK – here's what we found

In the spring of 2022, a paediatric gastroenterologist treating children in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow issued an alert to Public Health Scotland (PHS), warning of an unusual outbreak of hepatitis cases in her clinic.

The Conversation

More than 200 children cured of hepatitis C in world-first NHS scheme

Exclusive: England on track to become first country to eliminate disease after landmark deal for new drugs

The Guardian - UK

Beethoven may have drunk himself to death, scientists say after studying composer's hair

Researchers say he was predisposed to liver disease and infected with Hepatitis B, and combined with a love of wine it might have been the fatal combination

Daily Mirror

What Made Beethoven Sick? DNA from His Hair Offers Clues

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren't able to crack the case of the German composer's deafness or severe stomach ailments. But they did find a…

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Beethoven’s bad liver may not have been solely down to alcohol, say experts

Cambridge study reveals the great composer experienced a hepatitis B infection and was at high risk for liver disease

ABC News

Beethoven's DNA from a tuft of hair reveals new insights into his health and family

An international team of scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA from tufts of hair cut from his wild thatch in an attempt to find a genetic root of what ailed him.

WEKU

Frozen strawberries sold at Costco, Trader Joe's, recalled after hepatitis A outbreak

Five people in Washington state got sick after eating frozen strawberries from the same supplier, federal regulatory investigators said. The FDA is urging people to stop eating certain products.

Daily Mirror

Frozen fruit urgently recalled over fears it has been contaminated with Hepatitis A

A frozen fruit brand is being pulled from supermarket shelves across the US after three Hepatitis A cases were confirmed and two more suspected in connection with the product

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Don’t blame capitalism for America’s health care crisis. Fix the misaligned incentives that make patient outcomes irrelevant

Americans' health care is often tied to the workplace. That makes it hard for insurers to invest in a patient's long-term well-being.

Tribune News Service

CDC: All adults should be screened for hepatitis B

People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at in increased risk for liver cancer, cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With an estimated 580,000 to 2.4 million people in…

Evening Standard

Ministers urged to expand opt-out HIV testing after successful London rollout

Letter urges Government to ‘save lives’ by investing in policy to help detect cases in communities at risk of late diagnosis

Los Angeles Times

Biden seeks billions to stop a killer: Hepatitis C

The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars for a new push to wipe out hepatitis C, a virus that has continued to kill thousands of people annually in the U.S. despite the existence of extremely effective medications that can cure the infection within months.

Dynamite News

Study shows circovirus involved in human hepatitis

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), Inserm in the Imagine Institute, Universite Paris Cite and the Alfort National Veterinary School (EnvA) have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionally named human circovirus 1 (HCirV-1). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dublin Live

Yoghurt, chicken, and ice cream among major food recalls by Aldi, Dunnes, Lidl and Tesco

A number of food products have been recalled by Irish supermarkets over safety fears as households have been asked to check their fridges and cupboards

Irish Mirror

Chicken, yoghurt and chocolate among food recalled from Dunnes, Aldi, Tesco and more supermarkets

Chicken, yoghurt and chocolate are among the items that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued Food Alerts or Food Allergen Alerts about in recent months. Some of the affected products were for sale in the likes of Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco, SuperValu, Aldi and other shops across the island.

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