Blood row

HIV positive haemophiliacs sue US pharma giants

Hope for poor

GM maize to treat hepatitis B

Add telaprevir

Simply Put: Hepatitis C virus

Jaundice epidemic

Prickly issue

Will the inclusion of Hepatitis B vaccination in the Universal Immunisation Programme help?

Saliva test

To detect hepatitis C

Policy draft backs new vaccines

Health experts say new vaccines not essential enough to be in the national programme

Children under five account for 30 per cent of deaths due to food borne diseases globally: WHO

Calls food borne diseases a ‘global concern’

Vaccine troubles

WHO accedes to paediatricians' concern over Hepatitis B

Cancerous virus

Researchers believe that hepatitis virus can cause cancer

Shelling out remedies

Marine organisms like bivalves hold cures for viral diseases

Defective blood-test kits in West Bengal

MONEYMAKERS

Officials push five-in-one vaccine

Pentavalent vaccine linked to child deaths in Sri Lanka, Bhutan; ball in high court

Strong medicine for weak drug patents

Revocation of Pfizer, Roche patents for lacking inventive step signals healthy trend

Mumbai hit with diseases after rains

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The 'vaccinegate' of Italy

A study in Italy has found major contaminants in vaccines that are used the world over

Hepatitis C medication remains beyond reach

Price control may ensure patients complete their course of medication

A researcher reflects on progress fighting hepatitis C — and a path forward

The development of treatments over the past 30 years reflects the amazing progress the field has made in tackling hepatitis C in a relatively …

86 European, US children down with severe hepatitis; experts perplexed

Some have cited COVID-19 as a reason; some two years of it, while the rest have blamed the adenovirus

This is why Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C are dangerous

Just one in 10 infected know their status and many are unaware that the inflamation of the liver is a common and treatable disease

Access to viral hepatitis diagnosis and treatment is still limited: WHO

In Africa, less than eight countries provide subsidised testing and treatment for viral hepatitis