The Latest Breaking News from Hepatitis

Needle and syringe programs are a proven public health intervention that provide free, sterile injecting equipment to people who use drugs. By reducing needle sharing, these programs help prevent the spread of blood-borne viruses such as hepatitis C and HIV and minimise life-threatening bacterial infections.

News that a health worker at a Sydney hospital’s birth unit was infectious with hepatitis B for more than a decade has led to a health alert for mothers and babies.

GOP Senators debate hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, highlighting importance of vaccination to prevent chronic liver disease.

While addressing participants of a seminar organised by the Health Foundation on hepatitis elimination, he said, "This places us at the heart of the global effort to eliminate this disease." Read further on Dynamite News:

Why pay $84,000 for a hepatitis C drug when you can make it at home? But such DIY chemistry raises safety concerns

Walmart employee warns women about IV drug users cleaning needles in toilet paper rolls, sparking public health concerns and fear.

Michael McDermott, the son of one of the original founders, struck a deal with Hormel Foods to use the name.

Chi-Chi’s Mexican chain restaurants are expected to reopen in 2025, two decades after a hepatitis A outbreak led to its bankruptcy filing

The Prime Minister has pledged £27 million to expand the emergency department testing programme.