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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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 ...
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 ...
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NHS expands HIV opt-out testing to 30 more A&Es
Thousands more people across England are to benefit from routine HIV testing in A&Es this year, thanks to the extension of a major NHS public health initiative. Under a new expansion plan, 30 more ...
Hawaii’s Kaiser hepatitis clinic reaches remarkable milestone
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii’s Kaiser Permanente Viral Hepatitis Clinic has reached a major milestone toward combative Hepatitis outcomes. On Wednesday the clinic announced it cured its 1,000 ...
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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Expert urges free testing, subsidised vaccines to prevent hepatitis
A consultant Public Health Physician at Ikorodu General Hospital, Dr Yetunde Odusolu has called for an urgent action to prevent hepatitis, ...
Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation
As many as 140,000 bereaved parents, children and siblings of infected blood scandal victims may claim compensation under new ...
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Government extends England’s HIV prevention programme with £1.5m funding boost
The UK government has announced that it is renewing funding for the public health campaign HIV Prevention England for another year as part of efforts to end HIV transmission by 2030. The programme, ...
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St. David’s becomes first Central Texas hospital to offer new liver cancer therapy
St. David’s Medical Center in Austin is the first hospital in Central Texas to offer histotripsy, a noninvasive ultrasound ...
Clive Myrie: What I saw during my 24 hours at a London hospital
As part of the BBC's special report, Clive Myrie meets the people at the Royal Free Hospital relying on the NHS for care.