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Past Hep B No Cancer Risk for People Cured of Hep C

For a long time it has been standard practice to recommend anyone living with hepatitis C to get vaccinated against hepatitis B, as the two viruses together can put more…

Shock! Horror!: Media Stigmatising of AOD Users

Negative media portrayal of drug use perpetuates the issues it claims to oppose. South Australian study makes recommendations for change.

Celebrating 100 Issues

The Hep C Community News began as a seven-page black and white newsletter in October 1997. Now, 26 years later, we’ve reached our 100th issue! You can read an in-depth…

SAPOL Education

The Hepatitis SA Education team to deliver ongoing blood safety and viral hepatitis training and education to all operational SAPOL personnel.

Alcohol No Barrier to SVR

Research finds alcohol does not reduce chances of successful hepatitis C treatment.

In Memory of Mark Tiller

Mark Tiller started working in harm reduction as a volunteer with SAVIVE and later came to Hepatitis SA as a member of the Clean Needle Program (CNP) team.

Hepatitis C Drug Resistance

Direct-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C have proven to be a spectacular success, being able to cure more than 95% of people who have been living with the…

Asia-Pacific Consensus

Hep Can’t Wait is the international campaign launched by the World Hepatitis Alliance in 2021. Its aim is to highlight the social injustice and inequity caused by the current lack…
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World Hepatitis Day 2023

The focus of Hepatitis SA's 2023 World Hepatitis Day campaign was Life, Relationships and Hepatitis B.

Hepatitis B Trends Falling Short

The Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project looks at geographic variations in the prevalence of viral hepatitis across Australia, as well as access to care, to identify priority areas for response. It is a…

Up to 3,000 lives saved in first year of Take-Home Naloxone program

Pharmaceutical Society of Australia calls for pharmacy participation in Take Home Naloxone program

How Hepatitis C Hides from the Immune System

Danish scientists have solved the question of how the hepatitis C virus hides in humans.

Hepatitis C Stigma and Discrimination in a Post-Cure World

Does the advent of effective hepatitis cure herald a transition to a truly ‘post-cure world'?

Treatment Barriers for Rural Aboriginal South Australians

Hepatitis C infection in indigenous communities is increasing while rate decreases in the wider community.

Creating a Hep C Home Test—with AI

The world could soon come to rely on at-home tests for many diseases thanks in part to "AI"-fuelled improvements.

DAA Treatment for Children

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects around 3.5 million children worldwide, and in Australia, it’s estimated that it affects at least 4 children per million under 15 years old.…

Eliminating Mother-to-Baby Hep B Transmission?

Mother to child transmission of hepatitis B accounts for a third to half of total infections.

Hep C Elimination Falling Behind

A story of mixed success.

It’s Your Right in SA

New hep C testing/treatment campaign’s successes The Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia Partnership (EC Australia) was created in 2018 to bring together researchers, scientists, government, health services and community organisations to…

Haemophilia & Childhood Hep C

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…

Are Livers Forever Young?

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…

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

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…

PROMPt Study Success

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.…

Hepatitis and Children: Part 2 – Hepatitis B and C

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…