A discovery about how the immune system responds to malaria infection could lead to better treatments for hepatitis C, HIV and lupus, say Australian researchers.
Nov 19, 2019
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Viral hepatitis is a disease that causes inflammation of the liver. There are three viruses responsible for most cases of the disease: hepatitis A, B, and C. Hepatitis A is typically caused by consuming contaminated food ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Organs from potential donors once rejected as being unsafe to transplant may not be as risky as once thought, new Australian research shows.
Oct 14, 2019
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An alarming number of people nationwide are developing infections of either the heart's inner lining or valves, known as infective endocarditis, in large part, due to the current opioid epidemic. This new trend predominantly ...
Sep 18, 2019
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Transplantation of kidneys from Hepatitis C-infected donors to uninfected recipients is safe and can be successfully implemented as a standard of care, according to an observational study by physicians at the University of ...
Aug 30, 2019
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A review of the autopsy reports of 252 men and women who died of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in New York City between 1984 and 2016 reveals several long-term trends in combatting the epidemic. The infectious ...
Aug 28, 2019
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A new study from the UT Southwestern Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrates that antiviral drugs for hepatitis C reduce liver-related deaths by nearly 50% in patients with a history of liver cancer.
Aug 9, 2019
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There needs to be more attention given to the prevention of hepatitis C, a UNSW Sydney report says.
Aug 6, 2019
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An initiative to improve access to high-cost hepatitis C treatments in poorer countries has resulted in more people being treated for the disease.
Jul 29, 2019
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European surveillance data show on-going transmission of viral hepatitis with more than 50 000 newly diagnosed cases of hepatitis B and hepatitis C each year from across the European Union and European Economic Area (EU/EEA). ...
Jul 25, 2019
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