More batches of popular breakfast items added to urgent recall alert over presence of Hepatitis A "Hepatitis A infection is an acute disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus" Irish Mirror · Aug 25, 2022
Hepatitis A found in food products as urgent recall alert issued for popular breakfast items They should be chucked out immediately if you have them stored away in a cupboard or a press. Irish Mirror · Aug 25, 2022
Urgent recall issued as Hepatitis found in fruit and porridge sold in Irish shops The Food Safety Authority is warning the public not to consume the fruit mix and porridge sold in supermarkets Dublin Live · Aug 24, 2022
Hepatitis found in fruit sold in Irish shops with fears it could make people sick for months The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued an urgent recall notice for certain packs of the Ardo Frozen Fruitberry Mix due to the presence of hepatitis A, which they say can make people sick for months Irish Mirror · Aug 24, 2022
Health: Drugs for Hepatitis C may reduce symptoms of PTSD This possibly chronic illness causes disruption in people's lives and might cause new health problems or make pre-existing ones worse, like despair, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal thoughts. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Aug 23, 2022
Seaham infected blood victim speaks out after 40 years: 'I've hidden away, been ostracised and lost jobs because of this' Mark Fox has chosen this week to finally break his silence about being infected with Hepatitis C through an NHS treatment as a child. Chronicle Live · Aug 19, 2022
Survivors of contaminated blood scandal awarded interim payments Ministers accepted urgency of need of those infected in 1970s and 1980s, who are dying at the rate of one every four days The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022
‘My family was destroyed’: relatives of blood scandal victims get nothing Four families tell of how their losses and the lack of government compensation have affected their lives and mental health The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2022
Bristol woman who was orphaned at nine vows to continue fight for infected blood scandal victims Laura Palmer was orphaned when she was nine after her parents died eight days apart with HIV and Hepatitis C Bristol Post · Aug 16, 2022
Determination of infected blood campaigner orphaned at just nine Stephen and Barbara Palmer died with HIV and Hepatitis C in August 1993. The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022
Fewer than 1 in 3 insured hepatitis C patients getting cure A new government study found that fewer than 1 in 3 people infected with hepatitis C are getting the treatments that can cure them The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2022
36 inmates of Haridwar jail test Covid positive DEHRADUN: Around three dozen inmates of Haridwar jail were isolated after they tested positive for Covid-19. Their samples were collected to find out if they were infected with Hepatitis B. However, the tests showed Covid-19 infection. The health department has said that they would be kept in isolation for a… The Times of India · Aug 4, 2022
Scientists find possible cause for mystery UK hepatitis outbreak New study suggests that the spate of severe hepatitis cases seen in children may be the result of three factors working together Wales Online · Aug 1, 2022
Exclusive: NHS to use AI to identify people at higher risk of hepatitis C Screening programme will detect people with the deadly infection, which is often symptomless in early stages The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022 Ex-health secretaries call for immediate payouts to UK blood scandal victims Jeremy Hunt, Matt Hancock and Andy Burnham back chair of inquiry’s recommendation for compensation ‘without delay’
Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022 Is there still a hepatitis outbreak in children and what's causing it? More than 1,000 UK children were thought to be affected by the 2022 hepatitis outbreak, but scientists seem to have discovered the cause of the recent rise in cases of liver problems
Daily Mirror · Jul 28, 2022 Is hepatitis contagious? Signs and symptoms you should never ignore World Hepatitis Day takes place every year on July 28. The aim of the global awareness day is to make people more aware of the hepatitis virus and promote global action to prevent its spread
ABC News · Jul 28, 2022 Hepatitis C rapid testing rolls out with a path to effective, low-cost drug treatments Jude Hennessy had just given birth to her first child at the age of 26 when she found out she had the virus. She says access to faster testing would have made a huge difference.
The Conversation · Jul 27, 2022 Direct-acting antivirals can cure hepatitis C and prisons are now leading efforts to eliminate the virus While most medical attention has been on COVID, work has been underway to eliminate another viral disease, hepatitis C.
The Times of India · Jul 27, 2022 Healthy liver: Why ignorance isn’t bliss NEW DELHI: A survey conducted by Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS) shows only about 34% of the people in Delhi have received hepatitis B vaccination. Not just that, awareness about hepatitis, which claims more lives than HIV, malaria and dengue combined, remains low.
Bangkok Post · Jul 27, 2022 Community ke y to controlling 'C' Viral hepatitis -- a liver inflammation caused by a viral infection -- is a global challenge. It is estimated by the World Health Organisation (WHO) that over 1 million deaths are caused by chronic hepatitis B and C infections per year.
AAP · Jul 27, 2022 Campaign's goal to eliminate Hepatitis C A new public health campaign is aiming to boost hepatitis C testing and treatment rates in Victoria so the virus can be eliminated by 2030.
The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022 A future free of hepatitis Early diagnosis is the gateway for both prevention and successful treatment
The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022 Delay in treatment for Hepatitis B and C may lead to liver cancer, say doctors ‘Jaundice, dark urine, fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain and weight loss are the major symptoms for hepatitis’
The Hindu · Jul 27, 2022 ‘Watch out for early signs of a sick or damaged liver’ Top doctors at a webinar, organised on the eve of World Hepatitis Day, said 90% of chronic liver illness starts with vertical transmission from mother-to-child at birth but the condition manifests years later