Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

FOUND: 15 - You Need To See This

Studies find children's hepatitis outbreak 'not linked to Covid'

Two studies found that two infections could offer the best explanation for the surge in hepatitis cases.

Daily Record

Childhood hepatitis surge ‘probably linked to two common viruses’

Scientists say simultaneous infection with viruses may explain rise in cases, with 12 UK children requiring liver transplants

The Guardian - UK

Likely cause of hepatitis outbreak in children revealed by doctors

‘We hope these results can reassure parents concerned about Covid-19 links’ says Professor Julie Breuer

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Outbreak of hepatitis in young children ‘not linked to Covid-19’

In the UK, most of the 268 children affected by sudden-onset hepatitis have been aged under five.

The Independent UK

Glasgow scientists find bug linked to hepatitis in young children after tot had liver transplant

Nine Scottish children were examined for the study. They suffered from diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain weeks before showing severe liver inflammation in hospital.

Glasgow Live

Dundee Uni Hepatitis C study key to eliminating the disease by 2030

Testing and treating patients when they receive methadone treatment at smaller pharmacies will help the fight against the disease.

Daily Record

How dangerous is human blood?

The health risks from accidents and acts of violence aren't always apparent right away

Salon

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Auto insurance companies shouldn’t cut drivers’ premiums

Those calling for additional premium givebacks only focus on the short-term when driving declined due to COVID. This is not how insurance pricing works.

Chicago Sun-Times

Irish mum tells of daughter's mystery hepatitis diagnosis after bouts of vomiting and yellow eyes

"I was praying to god, praying to everyone and I’m not even holy.”

Belfast Live

Girl flown from Crumlin to UK with mysterious hepatitis diagnosis after eyes turn yellow

Zoe was rushed to hospital when her GP saw the warning signs

Dublin Live

Irish mother tells of daughter's mystery hepatitis diagnosis after bouts of vomiting and yellow eyes

"I was praying to god, praying to everyone and I’m not even holy.”

Irish Mirror

'My husband was told to be grateful he didn't have HIV after getting hepatitis C from an infected blood transfusion'

'No amount of compensation will ever make up for Ray’s death, I want an acknowledgement of what killed Ray - because I think he was killed by the state'

Manchester Evening News

More Irish children struck by mystery hepatitis strain as one dies and two need liver transplants

It comes amid growing concern about the unexplained outbreak that’s puzzling experts across the world

Irish Mirror

Pay infected blood scandal victims before they die, Boris Johnson urged

Campaigners want prime minister to advance compensation payments to those infected without delay

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

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.

Wales Online

Five more children found with hepatitis bringing total to 263

Scientists have investigated links to dogs and Covid

Daily Mirror

'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

Al Jazeera

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.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

ABC News

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.

Benzinga

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…

The Independent UK

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.

Asharq Al-Awsat

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…

Manchester Evening News

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

Benzinga

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…

1 … 14 15 16 17

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

World Health Organization

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.