GPs in England are to help the NHS find more undiagnosed patients affected by the contaminated blood scandal. It is thought thousands of people could have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus through contaminated blood transfusions in the 1970s, 80s and 90s; part of a scandal which affected more than 30,000 people in the … Read more
There has been a surge in demand for hepatitis C tests since the BBC revealed that hundreds of people in the UK were unknowingly infected with the virus, the Hepatitis C Trust says. Up to 27,000 people caught it when they were given transfusions with infected blood from the 1970s until 1991. According to BBC … Read more
About 1,750 people are unaware they caught hepatitis C from infected blood, BBC analysis reveals. Source link
For the besieged residents of Gaza who have so far survived Israel’s bombs and bullets, a silent, invisible killer is now stalking them: disease. A lack of food, clean water and shelter have worn down hundreds of thousands of traumatised people and, with a health system on its knees, it’s inevitable epidemics will rip through … Read more
The blood-borne virus can lead to liver disease and cancer, but symptoms often go unnoticed. Source link
UK experts believe they can now explain the recent spate of mysterious liver problems in young children. Source link
June 16, 2022 – There may be a link between the recent unexplained cases of hepatitis in children and prior coronavirus infections, according to new research from Israel. A new study details five children in Israel who had mild cases of COVID-19 who went on to develop hepatitis; two of these children required liver transplants. … Read more
Health officials are investigating a link with a common virus, as well as other factors. Source link
Madison Duffy is one of 197 children in the UK being treated for hepatitis, amid a surge of cases. Source link
Officials say they have seen 197 cases, and 11 of the young children have needed a liver transplant. Source link