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Spreading the Word about Hepatitis B and D

Adrian Hicks wants to shout out to the world: If you have hepatitis B, don’t ignore it… do something, your life may depend on it! Adrian lives with not one …

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Tasmania to pilot national hepatitis C awareness campaign

The Australian Government is funding a new hepatitis C awareness campaign to be piloted in Tasmania, as part of national efforts to identify and treat people who may be living with the …

While We Wait for a Hepatitis B Cure – Screen More, Treat More, Treat Earlier

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is notoriously hard to get rid of. The virus embeds its covalently closed circular DNA (the cccDNA) in the liver, integrating itself into the host …

Recent changes to the processing of pathology reports for My Health Record has elevated the importance of pre-test counselling around implications of test results, where to go for further information, …

In Our Library: Post Cure – life after hepatitis C

The long-awaited direct-acting antivirals have had significant benefits, with those cured facing much better outcomes than people who have not been treated. However, a number of challenges threaten to undermine the …

Policies & Research

UK Shows the Power of Opt-Out Testing

Thousands of Britons have been found to have been living with previously undiagnosed hepatitis and HIV under a new testing system recently introduced in accident and emergency departments by the …

Understanding Clinical Trials in MASLD

Reviewed byJo Morgan, Nurse Consultant, Hepatology Clinical Research, RAHDr. Damien Harding, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, LMHLibby Cagney, Clinical Trials Manager Hepatology, FMC MASLD (Metabolic Associated Steatotic Liver Disease) – also …