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World Hepatitis Day 2024: All about viral hepatitis and preventive measures to stop its transmission

Viral hepatitis, a silent killer, is a significant public health concern worldwide. It is an inflammation of the liver caused by various viruses, primarily classified into five types: A, B, C, D, and E. These viruses differ in their modes of transmission, symptoms, and long-term effects.

The Times of India

'Life-threatening disease': Get tested for hepatitis to save your liver

A quarter of people with the disease don't know they have it.

Newcastle Herald

6 steps to protect yourself from Hepatitis in monsoon

During the monsoon season, the risk of hepatitis significantly increases due to the growth and spread of waterborne pathogens. Heavy rains and flooding can lead to contamination of drinking water with hepatitis A virus, which spreads through fecal-oral transmission. Poor sanitation and inadequate waste disposal systems exacerbate this risk, as…

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More than 2,000 patients potentially exposed to HIV and Hepatitis by an anesthesiologist

The hospitals are working to notify patients who may have been exposed to HIV and Hepatitis

The Independent UK

2,400 people in Oregon potentially exposed to HIV, hepatitis through botched anesthesia

An anesthesiologist contracted at various Oregon health care facilities did not practice proper infection control, posing a risk to patients.

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WHO prequalifies, OraQuick HCV, the first self-test for hepatitis C virus

In a remarkable feat, we are inching closer to diagnosis and treatment of a life threatening disease. The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday prequalified the self test against hepatitis C. WHO recommended HCV self-testing (HCVST) in 2021, to complement existing HCV testing services in countries. The recommendation was based…

The Times of India

Infected blood scandal: call for drug firms to pay part of £10bn compensation

‘Outrageous’ that payouts to victims in other countries are not being matched in UK, say campaigners

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Infected blood scandal: who will get compensation, and how much will they get?

People infected as well as close relations of victims or those caring for victims will be eligible

The Guardian - UK

UK infected blood scandal: what happened in other countries?

Victims in Britain have finally gained a measure of justice – elsewhere the fight has had varying outcomes

The Guardian - UK

First infected blood scandal victims to receive payments by end of 2024

Cabinet Office minister John Glen said all those affected by the scandal will be eligible to claim compensation under the scheme

The Independent UK

Hepatitis C: thousands of people are undiagnosed – here’s what you need to know about the virus

Demand for hepatitis C tests has surged in the UK following the publication of the infected blood inquiry findings in May 2024. According to the BBC, “1,750 people in the UK are living with an undiagnosed hepatitis C infection after being given a transfusion with contaminated blood.” Globally, there are…

The Conversation

OPINION - There is something very British about the infected blood scandal

As much as the seven-volume report that it launched, Sir Brian Langstaff’s remarkable speech yesterday at the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster was a milestone in the history of the modern British state. Its specific theme was the contaminated blood scandal in which 30,000 people were infected with HIV or…

Evening Standard

The school killed by contaminated blood: Of 122 boys infected only 30 are still alive

Infected blood inquiry has revealed children at Lord Mayor Treloar College between 1970 and 1987 were ‘treated like guinea pigs’

The Independent UK

How is Ken Clarke involved in the infected blood scandal and could he lose his peerage?

The Independent looks at what Lord Clarke is accused of, and why campaigners want his peerage removed

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Infected blood scandal: Calls for Hillsborough law to stop future NHS cover-ups as £10bn compensation unveiled

A £10 bn compensation package is set to be outlined in parliament today for all those affected by the blood scandal

The Independent UK

Infected blood scandal: How will the UK pay £10 billion in compensation?

More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis via blood transfusions in the 1970s and 1980s

The Guardian - UK

‘Best day ever. I just wish I were younger’: the voices of infected blood victims

For most it has come as a relief and a vindication of their suffering over decades. But anger and doubts remain

The Independent UK

‘I’m lucky to be alive’ says soldier who was given infected blood transfusion during leg amputation

Brendan West was infected with Hepatitis C in a blood transfusion at a British army hospital

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The Guardian - UK

What is the UK’s infected blood scandal?

More than 3,000 people died and many others were left with lifelong health problems after being given contaminated blood

The Guardian - UK

They made fatal decisions and shredded evidence. Those behind the contaminated blood scandal must face justice

Ordinary people were wronged, their lives ruined. After today’s devastating report, a reckoning is long overdue, says former Guardian health editor Sarah Boseley

The Independent UK

More than 30,000 infected and 3,000 dead: The shocking numbers behind the infected blood scandal

Damning public inquiry has laid bare failings of worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS

The Guardian - UK

‘We were kids’: infected blood report welcomed by survivor of school trials

Pupils were viewed as ‘cheaper than chimps’ at Hampshire school where Richard Warwick was infected with HIV and hepatitis C

The Guardian - UK

Politicians should ‘hang heads in shame’ over UK infected blood scandal, victims say

Groups representing victims say trust in government can no longer be taken for granted after report finds evidence of cover-up

Evening Standard

What is hepatitis C and what are its symptoms?

Between 1970 and 1991, tainted blood products and transfusions resulted in the infection of over 30,000 individuals

The Independent UK

Infected blood scandal inquiry: Key findings from damning final report

Here are 16 key findings from the Infected Blood Inquiry’s final report

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