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Can the Hepatitis B Virus’s Genetic Diversity Predict its Curability?

Scientists at Melbourne’s Doherty Institute are asking, “What if there was a way to predict which patients are more likely to achieve functional cure of chronic hepatitis B virus infection?” …

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In Our Library: Is it safe to ask AI for health advice?

People are increasingly relying on AI sources for health information, but is it safe to do so? Worldwide, 1 in 4 queries to ChatGPT are health related, while almost 1 …

Point-of-Care Testing: The future of hep B care

Hepatitis SA has long championed the power if point-of-care testing (POCT). It means that a simple fingerstick blood test can be used to quickly and accurately be used to determine …

Ten years ago, on 1 March 2016, Australia became the first country to publicly subsidise new direct-acting antiviral (DAA) hepatitis C treatments for the entire population, no matter their condition …

Can I donate blood if I have hepatitis?

This article was originally published by Hepatitis NSW and is republished with permission. If you’ve ever had hepatitis, it might mean you can’t donate blood. Your eligibility to donate blood …

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Hepatitis B in Europe: A Persistent Problem

Chronic hepatitis B is substantially prevalent across Europe, affecting an estimated 0.7 per cent of the population in the region in 2022, according to a new study published in Eurosurveillance. While this …

Systemic Failure: How Prisons Fail People who Inject Drugs and the Community

One in nine people in prisons globally have a history of injecting drug use and their risk of HIV, viral hepatitis and tuberculosis is up to 45 times higher than …