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Fighting two infections at once puts an extra-heavy burden on the immune system. In Australia for example, a number of older people with haemophilia live with both hepatitis C and …
Hepatitis Australia, ASHM and the Australian Technical Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) are urging Australians to maintain routine hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns following the alarming news that the advisory panel …
Hepatitis B is Australia’s most prevalent blood-borne virus, with nearly 220,000 people estimated to be living with chronic infection. In a recent report called ‘If Hepatitis was 100 People’, Hepatitis …
Henna is natural dye, orange-red in colour, made from the powdered leaves of Lawsonia inermis and was being used in body art, and as a dye for hair, nails and …
Hepatitis B remains a global public health problem, even in countries like Australia with universal childhood vaccination. For people who have been infected, and who now live with chronic hepatitis B, …
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 …
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 …
Involvement in a clinical trial may provide access to new treatments and provide participants with a higher level of clinical care, which many people with fatty liver find beneficial.
Part of a liver from a genetically engineered pig has been transplanted into a living human recipient, who then survived a further six months before dying from repeated upper gastrointestinal …
Recent changes to the processing of pathology reports for My Health Record has elevated the importance of pre-test counselling...
A genetic peculiarity that is sometimes found in biochemistry is ‘covalently closed circular DNA‘ (cccDNA), where the DNA molecule, instead of being a long, ribbon-like strand, becomes a closed loop. …
The blood–brain barrier is a hugely effective “wall” that protects the brain from pathogens in a person’s body. It’s like a highly selective, very fine sieve that allows vital nutrients …
As the coronavirus spread globally in 2020, and people all around the world began to be uncomfortably familiar with RAT tests and PCR tests, NSW historian Michelle Bootcov realised her …
The incidence of primary liver cancer in Australia has quadrupled since 1982—faster than any other cancer. Yet, the 5-year survival remains just 22%, in stark contrast to countries like Japan, …
When we at Hepatitis SA talk with members of the community about hepatitis C treatment, we usually point out that the current available cure works for more than 95% of …
A study recently published by a gastroenterology research team in India, has identified a new ”phobia’ in people who have been cured of hepatitis C – the fear of reinfection. …
Two different experimental hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatments have shown very different results in their phase 2 trials in recent weeks. One, while initially promising, has failed to show high …
Former Labor senator Pat Dodson, sometimes called ‘the Father of Reconciliation’, has emerged from a self-imposed silence to urge the prime minister to take up the cause once more with …
Despite having all the tools to combat liver cancer, a lack of prioritisation and action has resulted in an increase in mortality worldwide. These deaths are entirely preventable if people …
New titles added in April include: Hepatitis B and hepatitis C mapping reports, Close the Gap campaign annual report, Human Rights and drug policy report...
Studies have shown a higher rate of congenital heart disease in infants born to parents with hepatitis B.
With the rise of measles in the US, it's useful to know that measles can cause liver dysfunction.
Hepatitis SA is backing Hepatitis Australia’s call for universal hepatitis B (HBV) testing, after new data confirmed the silent role of chronic hepatitis B in Australia’s rising liver cancer deaths, …
Despite the rejection of the Voice in the 2023 referendum, some working in the sector still see hope.
November 2025
