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Chelsea Clinton Weighs in on Viral Hepatitis Elimination Goal

Eliminating viral hepatitis by 2030 requires support and funding from organizations large and small.

National Hepatitis Testing Day 2023

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month. Get tested and learned your status.
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National Hispanic Hepatitis Awareness Day 2023

Testing is a fundamental step toward treating hepatitis C, yet many Latino Americans are not being screened.

Hepatitis Awareness Month 2023

As we focus on hepatitis—inflammation of the liver—we must recognize the syndemic of viral hepatitis, HIV, STIs and substance use disorder...

UPDATE: FDA Eases Rules on Blood Donations From Gay and Bi Men

All potential donors will be screened with a questionnaire to evaluate behavior-based risk. Those on PrEP may not donate blood. Here’s why.

Study Outlines Opportunities to Reduce Cancer Death Rates

Accelerated progress is needed to achieve Cancer Moonshot goal of cutting the age-adjusted cancer death rate by at least 50% over 25 years.

Liver Cirrhosis Linked to Lower COVID Vaccine Response

Study findings suggest people with chronic liver disease should be prioritized for booster shots.

Biktarvy Might Be the Best Choice for People With HIV/HBV Coinfection

People treated with Biktarvy were more likely to achieve an undetectable HBV viral load than those on a dolutegravir-based regimen.

Is there a vaccine to prevent cancer?

Human papillomavirus and hepatitis B vaccines lower the risk of developing cancer.

Beethoven’s DNA Shows Hepatitis B Infection, Liver Disease

DNA evidence found that Ludwig van Beethoven had a hepatitis B infection during his final months alive.

Latino People Are Least Likely to Receive Care for Hepatitis B

Compared with Asians, other racial and ethnic groups were less likely to receive adequate HBV evaluation and treatment.

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Liver Damage Persists Among People Living With HIV

The burden of viral and nonviral liver disease remains high even in the setting of hepatitis C microelimination.

Triple Infection With HIV, HBV and HCV Raises Risk for Liver Failure

People who are living with all three viruses have a greater likelihood of progressing to end-stage liver disease.

All Adults Should Be Screened for Hepatitis B, CDC Says

Risk-based testing alone has failed to identify a majority of people living with chronic HBV.

Have you been screened for hepatitis B?

International Workshop on HBV Cure 2023

The 10th edition of the International Workshop on HBV Cure will take place as a hybrid workshop on 8 November 2023 in Boston, MA.
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