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Liver cancer deaths set to double by 2050 in Southeast Asia: WHO
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Liver cancer deaths set to double by 2050 in Southeast Asia: WHO

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Liver cancer rates in Southeast Asia are projected to double by 2050, resulting in over 200,000 deaths annually, the WHO said on Friday. Calling on countries in the Southeast Asia Region to urgently scale up efforts to provide universal access to prevention, vaccination, diagnosis, and treatment of viral hepatitis B and C, the World Health Organisation said despite …

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How I broke the infected blood scandal in the Mail - and we carried on exposing the appalling, deadly truth in the face of cowardly politicians and bullying by the medical and legal establishment
7 months ago

How I broke the infected blood scandal in the Mail - and we carried on exposing the appalling, deadly truth in the face of cowardly politicians and bullying by the medical and legal establishment

Daily Mail  

No story should start at the end. Sir Brian Langstaff’s careful four-year stewardship of the Infected Blood Inquiry has examined millions of pieces of evidence, pored over more than 3,500 written statements and listened to 370 witnesses — including me. It began 41 years ago when, as a young medical journalist, newly promoted on to The Mail on Sunday, I …

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Collector orders magisterial probe into jaundice outbreak in Vengoor
7 months, 1 week ago

Collector orders magisterial probe into jaundice outbreak in Vengoor

The Hindu  

Umesh on Thursday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the jaundice outbreak in Vengoor panchayat. He authorised Shyju P. Jacob, Revenue Divisional Officer and Sub Divisional Magistrate, Muvattupuzha, to hold an inquiry under Section 176 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and submit a report within two weeks. The order said that jaundice outbreak was reported in wards 8, 9, 10, …

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Kerala Health department urges vigilance after viral hepatitis death in Malappuram district
7 months, 1 week ago

Kerala Health department urges vigilance after viral hepatitis death in Malappuram district

The Hindu  

A 41-year-old man died in Kerala's Malappuram district on May 10 due to viral hepatitis, marking the sixth such confirmed case in the district in the last three months. District Medical Officer R. Renuka said the man, hailing from Chaliyar panchayat, passed away from viral hepatitis on May 10 morning while under treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode. "Malappuram …

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Research finds those cured of hepatitis C more likely to die than general public
1 year, 4 months ago

Research finds those cured of hepatitis C more likely to die than general public

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Our research shows that cured patients continue to face very high mortality rates after achieving …

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World Hepatitis Day 2023: Hepatitis B vs Hepatitis C; which is more dangerous? Know symptoms and prevention tips
1 year, 4 months ago

World Hepatitis Day 2023: Hepatitis B vs Hepatitis C; which is more dangerous? Know symptoms and prevention tips

Hindustan Times  

Hepatitis, an inflammation of liver, can cause mild as well as severe symptoms depending on their type. Around 354 million people around the world live with Hepatitis B or C. World Hepatitis Day is observed every year on July 28, 2023 Hepatitis B, a viral infection can cause both acute and chronic liver disease. "Both Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C …

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Who killed Beethoven? Hepatitis B, says forensic DNA analysis
1 year, 4 months ago

Who killed Beethoven? Hepatitis B, says forensic DNA analysis

The Hindu  

Ludwig von Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. In 2007, a group of researchers led by Christian Reiter of the Medical University of Vienna claimed that the cause of Beethoven’s death was lead poisoning. Beethoven suffered from three major issues – progressive hearing loss, recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhoea and two attacks of jaundice, the last one towards …

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Fewer Medi-Cal patients got crucial treatment for hepatitis C amid pandemic
1 year, 11 months ago

Fewer Medi-Cal patients got crucial treatment for hepatitis C amid pandemic

LA Times  

This UCLA Health mobile clinic is part of a study that is assessing the effectiveness of a one-stop mobile unit to link people who inject drugs to health services, including treatment for hepatitis C. Fewer people have gotten crucial medication for hepatitis C under Medi-Cal in recent years, troubling advocates who have pushed to expand the lifesaving treatment. The California …

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Liver cancer deaths are expected to rise by more than 55% by 2040: Research
2 years, 2 months ago

Liver cancer deaths are expected to rise by more than 55% by 2040: Research

Hindustan Times  

According to a recent estimate, primary liver cancer was one of the top three causes of cancer death in 46 nations in 2020, and by 2040, the number of primary liver cancer diagnoses and deaths could increase by more than 55% annually. Liver cancer deaths are expected to rise by more than 55% by 2040: Research In a recent article …

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Hepatitis cases in children might be linked to adenovirus, UK health officials report
2 years, 7 months ago

Hepatitis cases in children might be linked to adenovirus, UK health officials report

CNN  

CNN — Health officials in the UK have released new details in their ongoing investigation of an unusual series of hepatitis cases in children. “There may be a cofactor causing a normal adenovirus to produce a more severe clinical presentation in young children,” the UK health agency said in its technical briefing Monday, “such as increased susceptibility due to reduced …

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One Child Has Died in Mystery Liver Disease Outbreak, Says WHO
2 years, 7 months ago

One Child Has Died in Mystery Liver Disease Outbreak, Says WHO

News 18  

The World Health Organization says at least one death has been reported in connection with a mysterious liver disease outbreak affecting children in Europe and the United States. The U.N. health agency said late Saturday that it has so far received reports of at least 169 cases of acute hepatitis of unknown origin from a dozen countries. The cases were …

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Why the CDC issued an alert on liver damage in children
2 years, 8 months ago

Why the CDC issued an alert on liver damage in children

NPR  

Why the CDC issued an alert on liver damage in children Enlarge this image toggle caption Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Researchers are investigating a possible connection between children infected with hepatitis and adenoviruses and liver damage in children. According to the advisory, a cluster of kids in an Alabama children's hospital developed liver damage — liver …

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Like HIV and hepatitis, Covid cannot infect new born baby from mother: Experts
3 years, 6 months ago

Like HIV and hepatitis, Covid cannot infect new born baby from mother: Experts

India TV News  

Like HIV and hepatitis, Covid-19 cannot transmit to the new born babies even if the mother had tested positive for the deadly virus, as around 250 nCoV positive women were found to have delivered healthy babies in Tripura, doctors and experts said. Agartala Government Medical College's Microbiology department head Tapan Majumder said that it is a very positive development that …

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World Liver Day 2021: Symptoms of Liver Disease and Ways to Keep it Healthy
3 years, 8 months ago

World Liver Day 2021: Symptoms of Liver Disease and Ways to Keep it Healthy

News 18  

In a bid to spread awareness about liver related diseases, World Liver Day is observed on April 19, every year. Liver disease doesn’t always cause noticeable signs and symptoms but over time, the conditions can lead to liver failure. If signs and symptoms of liver disease do occur, the may include – loss of appetite, dark urine colour, swelling in …

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A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “People I’ve known all my …

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A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19
3 years, 8 months ago

A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19

Associated Press  

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Larrecsa Cox steered past the used tire shop, where a young man had collapsed a few days before, the syringe he’d used to shoot heroin still clenched in his fist. “People I’ve known all my life since I was born, it takes both hands to count them,” she said. “In the last six months, they’re gone.” …

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Pandemics Throughout History: Viral Diseases That Have Turned the World Upside-down in the Past
4 years, 2 months ago

Pandemics Throughout History: Viral Diseases That Have Turned the World Upside-down in the Past

News 18  

Many epidemics and pandemics have altered the course of human history even before the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the viral diseases in the world which are more dangerous than COVID-19 and have a higher fatality risk are: Ebola The first outbreak of Ebola erupted in West Africa between 2013 to 2016 which infected 28,610 people and killed 11,300 people. The …

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