Fewer children are dying before their fifth birthday and although humans are living longer than ever before, one in five deaths last year were linked to poor diet, researchers said Friday.
Sep 15, 2017
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Like millions in Egypt, Ahmed Nada suffered silently from Hepatitis C. But the country is turning from the world's most afflicted by the disease to a global destination for those seeking a cure.
Sep 10, 2017
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As new treatments for hepatitis C reshape the landscape, new data from UNSW underscore the need to address issues including discrimination, stigma and engaging marginalised communities.
Aug 10, 2017
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A comprehensive hepatitis A vaccination program established in Alaska in the 1990s, which became a requirement for school entry in 2001, has virtually wiped out the virus in the native peoples of Alaska, where it had been ...
Aug 10, 2017
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The Cherokee Nation American Indian population is aiming to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) among its tribal citizens, where already almost half have been screened for the virus and around one quarter of those estimated ...
Aug 9, 2017
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A new meta-analysis of global hepatitis data—presented at this year's World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Viral Hepatitis in Anchorage, Alaska, USA (8-9 August)—shows that Indigenous Peoples are up to 10 times more ...
Aug 9, 2017
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Liver disease has become one of the most common causes of premature death in the UK, with a cost not just in lives but also to health services and society.
Aug 4, 2017
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Today, World Hepatitis Day, marks the first time that the global health community has come together to officially begin moving towards the elimination of viral hepatitis by 2030.
Jul 28, 2017
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An estimated 4.7 million Europeans are living with chronic hepatitis B and almost 4 million (3.9) with chronic hepatitis C infection. However, large numbers of them are not even aware of their infection as they have not yet ...
Jul 26, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Few young men who have sex with men (MSM) receive HIV testing, although they account for most new diagnoses, according to research published in the June 23 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...
Jun 26, 2017
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