SINGAPORE (AFP) – A Singapore-based group fighting the spread of viral hepatitis called for greater political will to combat the disease, as new data showed it killed one person every 30 seconds in ...

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) warned of the risk of hepatitis B infection in infants on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting of a federal vaccine advisory panel during which changes to the current immunization ...

New data from 187 countries show that the epatitis deaths rose from 1.1m in 2019 to 1.3m New incidence estimates indicate a slight decrease compared to 2019, but the overall incidence of viral ...

The rising rate of hepatitis C in South Carolina has spurred state agencies to increase their efforts to screen for the virus that can cause liver disease if left untreated. Though hepatitis C is now ...

• People urged to practice good hygiene, use boiled water for drinking, eat properly cooked food, and getting their children vaccinated KARACHI: A growing number of children reporting to health ...

The report, released at the World Hepatitis Summit, highlights that despite better tools for diagnosis and treatment, and decreasing product prices, testing and treatment coverage rates have stalled.

The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing, and the disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally -- with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a ...

The WHO 2024 Global Hepatitis Report said new data from 187 countries show that the estimated number of deaths from viral hepatitis increased from 1.1 million in 2019 to 1.3 million in 2022. Of these, ...