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Liver cancer deaths set to double by 2050 in Southeast Asia: WHO
4 months, 4 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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Let's Talk Sex I Hepatitis B and Intimate Relationships: Risks, Realities and Responsibilities
1 year, 4 months ago

Let's Talk Sex I Hepatitis B and Intimate Relationships: Risks, Realities and Responsibilities

News 18  

Sex may permeate our popular culture, but conversations about it are still associated with stigma and shame in Indian households. Hepatitis B is transmitted through direct contact with infected bodily fluids like blood, semen, and vaginal secretions. So, it’s critical to practice safer sex by using condoms, dental dams and avoiding the sharing of personal items like razors, toothbrushes or …

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Rule Out HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis: Pune's Mylab Pushes Govt, Blood Banks to Adopt NAT-tested Transfusions
2 years, 5 months ago

Rule Out HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis: Pune's Mylab Pushes Govt, Blood Banks to Adopt NAT-tested Transfusions

News 18  

As Covid-19 seems to be fading away, India’s first company to manufacture RT-PCR test kits is gearing up to take on the next goal, the top official of Mylab Discovery Solutions told News18.com in an exclusive interaction. The Pune-based biotech company – that became the first Indian firm to make and sell RT-PCR testing kits and Covid home testing kits …

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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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World Hepatitis Day 2021: Evaluate Your Risk, Take Actions and Spread Awareness
3 years, 4 months ago

World Hepatitis Day 2021: Evaluate Your Risk, Take Actions and Spread Awareness

News 18  

Viral hepatitis is a serious global health issue, with approximate 257 million people worldwide suffering from chronic hepatitis B and 71 million suffering from chronic hepatitis C. Every year on July 28, World Hepatitis Day is marked on the birthday of Dr Baruch Blumberg, who identified the hepatitis B virus in 1967. The World Health Organization has recognised World Hepatitis …

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Covid-19 Pandemic Has Led to a 50% Decline in Hepatitis C Testing, Reveals Study
4 years ago

Covid-19 Pandemic Has Led to a 50% Decline in Hepatitis C Testing, Reveals Study

News 18  

Researchers have found that Covid-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in hospital-wide Hepatitis C testing by 50 per cent, and a reduction in new HCV diagnoses by more than 60 per cent. The study, published in the Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, highlights the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic is having on hospital-wide and ambulatory HCV testing, …

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Nobel Prize Medicine 2020 awarded to three researchers for discovery Hepatitis C virus, facilitating a cure
4 years, 2 months ago

Nobel Prize Medicine 2020 awarded to three researchers for discovery Hepatitis C virus, facilitating a cure

Firstpost  

Discovery of the hepatitis C virus, the Nobel Committee said, had “made possible blood tests and new medicines that have saved millions of lives.” The Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine was awarded jointly to Dr Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a breakthrough the Nobel Committee …

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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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World Hepatitis Day: Study Says 31-55 Age Group Most Vulnerable
4 years, 4 months ago

World Hepatitis Day: Study Says 31-55 Age Group Most Vulnerable

News 18  

People in the age bracket of 31-55 years were found to be the most vulnerable group to hepatitis in an internal study conducted by a Gurgaon-based laboratory, and released on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day Tuesday. The study was conducted with the objective of raising awareness regarding the disease on the occasion of World Hepatitis Day, a statement from …

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