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Haemophilia & Childhood Hep C

James MorrisonOctober 19, 2022October 18, 2022Uncategorisedchildren haemophilia hepatitis C hepatitis C treatmentLeave a comment

For most people who live with haemophilia and were exposed to hepatitis C through their treatment products, before proper testing was introduced, the diagnosis experience was more than 30 years ago. If they were diagnosed as a child, it might have been their parents who received the test results and they might not have been certain whether they still had hepatitis C until they were older.

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Are Livers Forever Young?

James MorrisonSeptember 18, 2022September 17, 2022Uncategorisedliver cells liver regeneration liver researchLeave a comment

Of all the body’s organs, the liver has the greatest power to regenerate itself.

Liver cell replacement and regeneration are vital functions that keep us feeling well and also maintain healthy metabolic activity. Some have suggested this is even the origin of the myth of Prometheus, whose liver was pecked out by an eagle each day, only to regrow each night.

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Hepatitis A: Will Understanding its replication lead to a cure?

James MorrisonSeptember 2, 2022Uncategorisedhepatitis A hepatitis A treatment researchLeave a comment

Understanding how a virus replicates inside the body is crucial for working out how it spreads, and how to stop it. A research team at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has been looking at this process for the hepatitis A virus (HAV).

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PROMPt Study Success

James MorrisonJuly 25, 2022August 19, 2022Uncategorisedhepatitis C fingerstick test Hepatitis C RNA test hepatitis C testing hepatitis C treatment PROMPT study Rapid testingLeave a comment

Suppose for a moment that you are one of thousands of people around the world each year who confront the possibility that they may have contracted the hepatitis C virus. You’re worried, perhaps confused, and have a million other things on your mind. Where do you start?

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Hepatitis and Children: Part 2 – Hepatitis B and C

James MorrisonJune 24, 2022July 30, 2022Uncategorisedbirth children hep B treatment hep C treatment hepatitis B hepatitis C pregnancy transmission womenLeave a comment

In our last post we looked at the mysterious new form of hepatitis affecting young children. But what about hepatitis B and hepatitis C, which are already well known problems for thousands of Australians? How do they affect children?

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Hepatitis and Children: Part 1 – The Mystery

James MorrisonMay 28, 2022July 19, 2022Uncategorisedchildren hepatitisLeave a comment

An unusual, and probably new, form of hepatitis has appeared in a number of countries this year, first being noticed in the UK, then spreading to Spain and the Netherlands and on to at least 35 other states and territories including the USA. The first group of active cases were found in March with the latest case numbers estimated at over 1000 and 22 deaths. Unusually, and alarmingly, all of the known cases have been in children. A number have required transfer to specialist children’s liver units, with a number needing lifesaving liver transplants.

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