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We investigated the cause of an unexplained outbreak of hepatitis in children in the UK – here's what we found

In the spring of 2022, a paediatric gastroenterologist treating children in the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow issued an alert to Public Health Scotland (PHS), warning of an unusual outbreak of hepatitis cases in her clinic.

The Conversation

More than 200 children cured of hepatitis C in world-first NHS scheme

Exclusive: England on track to become first country to eliminate disease after landmark deal for new drugs

The Guardian - UK

Beethoven may have drunk himself to death, scientists say after studying composer's hair

Researchers say he was predisposed to liver disease and infected with Hepatitis B, and combined with a love of wine it might have been the fatal combination

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What Made Beethoven Sick? DNA from His Hair Offers Clues

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren't able to crack the case of the German composer's deafness or severe stomach ailments. But they did find a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

DNA analysis of Beethoven's hair provides clues to his death

Washington (AFP) - Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna nearly 200 years ago after a lifetime of composing some of the most influential works in classical music.

AFP

Beethoven’s DNA reveals one of his ancestors had an affair

Team of international scientists also find the composer had a genetic predisposition to liver disease and had been infected with Hepatitis B

The Telegraph

Beethoven’s bad liver may not have been solely down to alcohol, say experts

Cambridge study reveals the great composer experienced a hepatitis B infection and was at high risk for liver disease

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Beethoven's DNA from a tuft of hair reveals new insights into his health and family

An international team of scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA from tufts of hair cut from his wild thatch in an attempt to find a genetic root of what ailed him.

ABC News

Frozen strawberries sold at Costco, Trader Joe's, recalled after hepatitis A outbreak

Five people in Washington state got sick after eating frozen strawberries from the same supplier, federal regulatory investigators said. The FDA is urging people to stop eating certain products.

WEKU

Recalls at Multiple Major Grocery Chains Nationwide: Walmart, Costco, Trader Joe’s

Possible illnesses call for nationwide recall on multiple foods.

The Street

Frozen fruit urgently recalled over fears it has been contaminated with Hepatitis A

A frozen fruit brand is being pulled from supermarket shelves across the US after three Hepatitis A cases were confirmed and two more suspected in connection with the product

Daily Mirror

Don’t blame capitalism for America’s health care crisis. Fix the misaligned incentives that make patient outcomes irrelevant

Americans' health care is often tied to the workplace. That makes it hard for insurers to invest in a patient's long-term well-being.

Fortune

CDC: All adults should be screened for hepatitis B

People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at in increased risk for liver cancer, cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With an estimated 580,000 to 2.4 million people in…

Tribune News Service

Ministers urged to expand opt-out HIV testing after successful London rollout

Letter urges Government to ‘save lives’ by investing in policy to help detect cases in communities at risk of late diagnosis

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Los Angeles Times

Biden seeks billions to stop a killer: Hepatitis C

The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars for a new push to wipe out hepatitis C, a virus that has continued to kill thousands of people annually in the U.S. despite the existence of extremely effective medications that can cure the infection within months.

Dynamite News

Study shows circovirus involved in human hepatitis

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital (AP-HP), Inserm in the Imagine Institute, Universite Paris Cite and the Alfort National Veterinary School (EnvA) have identified a previously unknown species of circovirus, provisionally named human circovirus 1 (HCirV-1). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dublin Live

Yoghurt, chicken, and ice cream among major food recalls by Aldi, Dunnes, Lidl and Tesco

A number of food products have been recalled by Irish supermarkets over safety fears as households have been asked to check their fridges and cupboards

Irish Mirror

Chicken, yoghurt and chocolate among food recalled from Dunnes, Aldi, Tesco and more supermarkets

Chicken, yoghurt and chocolate are among the items that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued Food Alerts or Food Allergen Alerts about in recent months. Some of the affected products were for sale in the likes of Dunnes, Lidl, Tesco, SuperValu, Aldi and other shops across the island.

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The Independent UK

Government has blood on its hands, says survivor of transfusions scandal

People were infected with HIV and/or Hepatitis C as a result of contaminated blood transfusions between the 1970s and 1990s.

The Independent UK

Breakthrough in preventing hepatitis B transmission from mothers to children

Only 0.1 per cent of babies born to hepatitis B positive mothers go on to develop the disease

The Independent UK

Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies ‘eliminated in England’

The UK Health Security Agency said progress had been made on tackling the viral infection.

Daily Mirror

Hepatitis A outbreak at primary school sees parents worry if they should keep kids home

Worried parents reportedly asked whether they should keep their children at home following an outbreak of Hepatitis A among pupils at a primary school, with authorities now giving out vaccinations

Los Angeles Times

Fewer Medi-Cal patients got crucial treatment for hepatitis C amid pandemic

LOS ANGELES — Fewer people have gotten crucial medication for hepatitis C under Medi-Cal in recent years, troubling advocates who have pushed to expand the lifesaving treatment.

Chronicle Live

Blood scandal victim's three recommendations on how Government should ensure disaster never happens again

Andrew Bragg made three clear recommendations he said would help ensure no-one suffers at the hands of NHS errors like the victims of the contaminated blood scandal have

The Guardian - AU

Queensland prisoners stuck on a ‘merry-go-round’ of hepatitis C transmission

State government is failing to deliver harm reduction programs needed to eliminate the virus, advocates say

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