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A pioneering drug campaign to find and help people at risk has been key to the success, health chiefs have said

A pioneering drug deal and a strong effort to find people at risk has helped to cut the numbers of deaths caused by Hepatitis C, with NHS England currently five years ahead of global targets

The health service introduced opt-out HIV screening in April to 33 hospital departments as part of efforts to stop new cases by 2030.

The Government is under pressure to set out when it will publish its response to recommendations from a top KC about how it should provide compensation to victims of the contaminated blood scandal

Scientists have captured and modeled a key structure in the hepatitis C virus, which will pave the way for vaccine development.

The hepatitis C virus, or HCV, causes a chronic liver infection that can lead to permanent liver scarring and, in dire cases, cancer. It affects around 71 million people worldwide and causes approximately 400,000 deaths each year. While treatments are available for HCV-related infections, they are expensive, hard to access…

Chicken fillets, crisps, lasagne and ice cream are among the items that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued urgent recall notices for. Some of the affected products were for sale in Tesco, SuperValu, Dunnes, Lidl, Aldi and other shops across Ireland.

Chicken, beer and ice cream are among the items that the Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued urgent recall notices for. Some of the affected products were for sale in Tesco, SuperValu, Dunnes, Lidl, Aldi and other shops.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is preparing a comprehensive initiative to fight hepatitis C that would streamline testing and treatment and secure an agreement with drugmakers to bring down the cost of treatment of the disease, which has spiked during the pandemic.