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 The Guardian - UK · May 7
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 · May 6
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 · May 6
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 · May 4
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 · May 1
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… Roll Call · Apr 27
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… Roll Call · Apr 27
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… Times Life · Apr 22
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 The Guardian - US · Apr 16
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. Medical Daily · Apr 14
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. Newslaundry · Apr 6
'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. International Business Times UK · Mar 22
Parents refusing newborn vitamin K shots and ‘raising risk of brain bleeding’ Refusals of vitamin K shots nearly doubled between 2017 and 2024 The Independent UK · Mar 21
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 - US · Mar 11
The Guardian - UK · Mar 7 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 · Feb 19 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
We Got This Covered · Feb 13 ‘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 · Jan 23 ‘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 · Jan 22 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
Salon · Jan 21 RFK Jr. set back by resistance Accountability reporting is helping reverse health policy and funding shifts tied to the HHS secretary’s agenda
The Independent UK · Jan 17 Campaigners slam ‘wholly inadequate’ compensation for infected blood victims The Hepatitis C Trust has raised concerns about an element of the payouts for people who were victims of “unethical research”
The Guardian - US · Jan 15 Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa ‘cancelled’ $1.6m project drew outrage over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent disease
The Independent UK · Jan 10 Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents and could harm kids Doctors fear this week’s unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children
The Conversation · Jan 9 ‘Shared decision-making’ for childhood vaccines sounds empowering – but it may mean less access for families already stretched thin When federal health officials announced on Jan. 5, 2026, that they were taking six out of 17 vaccines off the childhood immunization schedule, they argued that the move would give parents and caregivers more choice.
The Guardian - US · Jan 7 ‘Astounding’ vaccine change puts US behind peer countries, experts warn Scientists predict increased disease outbreaks after Trump officials no longer recommend third of childhood vaccines