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Close to 234,000 Australians live with chronic hepatitis B—one of the leading causes of liver cancer—and almost four out of ten don’t know they have the condition. It is even …
Australians have but a few days left to choose for themselves whether or not they want to have an electronic health record created for them. The opt-out deadline approaches amidst …
Australian researchers have found a way to predict the risk of liver cancer in people with chronic hepatitis B, promising earlier diagnosis, better management and potentially better prevention of hepatitis …
Thousands of South Australians are missing out on life-saving treatment that can stop serious liver disease, simply because they don’t know about new treatments or are too afraid to ask. …
My Health Record is an online database, operated by the Australian Government, designed to keep all your medical records in one place. The following information – taken from a paper …
Hepatitis Australia is currently developing a campaign to reach baby boomers and other community groups who may have been missed in past hepatitis C awareness raising efforts. Almost eight out …
One of the key planks of Australia’s hepatitis C elimination strategy is increasing treatment through management by General Practitioners (GPs), making it easier for individuals to receive treatment and facilitating access …
In the ten minutes it took you to brew your morning cuppa and dunk your favourite bikkie, 25 people died. They were killed by viral hepatitis – part of the 152 …
South Australians are now getting viral hepatitis information in more ways than ever before. In 2015-16 Hepatitis SA received orders from individuals for over 14,100 items of printed information; its …
The need for support and information about hepatitis C brought together a small band of people in Adelaide some 20 years ago. That small group from the 90s grew to become today’s Hepatitis …
The stages of chronic hepatitis B infection has been given a makeover. Is it time for Hep B Bear to move aside? The latest clinical practice guidelines for hepatitis B published by the …
Kim had just started on the new hepatitis C treatment and things seemed to be going well until he realised he was unable to get his new supply of tablets because …
Hepatitis B community education projects are rolling out around Australia with four in full swing in South Australia. First off the rank in SA was a project with the Filipino …
One of the most common misconceptions about hepatitis B and C is that they are transmitted through saliva and sharing food. One of the most commonly asked questions is whether hepatitis is …
As Australians with hepatitis C are being cured at unprecedented rates, there is promise of a better medicine for those living with chronic hepatitis B who need treatment. The Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory …
The national organisation representing people who use drugs, AIVL has applauded the Australian Greens’ courageous leadership in adopting an evidence-based drug policy that focuses on saving lives. The Australian Greens …
Misinformation has reared its ugly head again as South Australians waded into the debate over the Du Plessis ball tampering drama. The South African cricket captain’s controversial habit of polishing …
A unique longitudinal real life study on entecavir-treated children and adolescents have found that HBV DNA results at six and twelve months after starting treatment, are predictors of viral suppression. Another predictor …
Minister for Health, Jack Snelling, has confirmed today that most researchers undertaking existing clinical trials as well as new trials being planned, will be housed within the new Royal Adelaide …
Research and clinical trials directly involving patients will have access to clinical settings and flexible workspaces at the new Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH), according to Minister for Health, Jack Snelling. …
It is a rare thing that a cure can be found for a chronic disease. Yet such a thing did happen recently with the revolution in treatments for hepatitis C. …
February 2025
