NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals.
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Kaiser clears 1,000 patients of Hepatitis C
Considered once to be a lifelong disease, Hepatitis C has now been treated and cured in 1,000 patients at Kaiser Permanente.
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Philly's cure rate for hepatitis C has risen to nearly 60% over the last decade
The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.
First transgenic primate model created for hepatitis B research
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...
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Kaiser Permanente Hawaiʻi’s Viral Hepatitis Clinic cures 1,000th hepatitis C patient
An estimated 2 million adults in the US have chronic hepatitis C, with new infections on the rise. Many patients are unaware ...
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Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Hepatitis C Cure: Study Emphasizes The Need for Long-Term Surveillance
China: A recent study published in the Annals of Hepatology has emphasized the influence of age on hepatocellular carcinoma ...
Dozens of HIV and hepatitis diagnoses in A&E tests
People aged 16 and over who receive blood tests in A&E at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital are now ...