What is hepatitis B, the virus at the centre of the recent hospital infection alert?
Hepatitis B can lead to liver disease. But we can prevent and manage this viral infection. Here’s what we know about the ...
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Unlocking the secrets of HBV: new hope for chronic hepatitis B cure
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection continues to pose a major global health threat. The virus evades immune responses and antiviral therapies due to the persistence of covalently closed circular ...
Hepatitis B with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease leads to increased risk of mortality
A study from National Taiwan University Hospital has unveiled how metabolic dysfunction significantly influences the ...
Grandmother grateful for new hepatitis screening
A 71-year-old grandmother is among those to have been diagnosed with hepatitis B as a result of a new screening programme. Renuka Chandan, from Sutton Coldfield, went to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in ...
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Combining therapeutic agents to target the immune systems of hepatitis B patients: what do we need to consider?
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a major global health challenge, with functional cure achieved in only a small subset of patients. Current oral antiviral agents effectively suppress viral ...
Urgent warning to mothers potentially exposed to hepatitis B at a Nepean Hospital’s birthing unit
NSW Health is warning hundreds of mothers who may have been exposed to hepatitis B at Sydney hospital. The alert affects ...
Opt-out blood testing saves Birmingham grandmother from hepatitis complications with early diagnosis
Renuka Chandan, 71, says she would never have known she was living with Hepatitis B if it wasn't for an opt-out testing ...
Baystate Wing Hospital patients urged to test for hepatitis, HIV after sterilization issue
A patient told MassLive she was horrified to receive a phone call from her surgeon post-operation saying she should be tested for bloodborne pathogens.
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Potential low risk hepatitis B exposure at Nepean Hospital Birth Unit
NSW Health’s Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is notifying about 223 women who gave birth at Nepean ...
NSW Health contacts more than 200 women after staff in birth unit potentially exposed hepatitis B to patients and babies
New South Wales Health has issued an urgent alert to 223 women who may have been exposed to low-risk hepatitis B while giving ...
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Vir Biotechnology Enrolls First Patient in Phase 3 ECLIPSE Registrational Program for Chronic Hepatitis Delta
First patient enrolled in ECLIPSE 1 Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating combination of tobevibart and elebsiran for chronic suppressive treatment ECLIPSE program designed to enable regulatory ...