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Health & Wellbeing

Hepatitis B and C could cause ‘significantly higher cancer risk’ than smoking daily pack of cigarettes

People living with hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) could be just as likely or more likely to develop cancer than someone smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, new research suggests. According to the Center for Disease Analysis (CDA) Foundation,...

28 Jul 2023 at 10:36

Health & Wellbeing

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

Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies has been eliminated in England, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said progress had been made on tackling the viral infection, which can cause ...

02 Feb 2023 at 08:55

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

02 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

A&E patients in Aberdeen to be routinely tested for HIV and hepatitis

Patients treated at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary’s emergency department will routinely be tested for blood-borne viruses including HIV in a Scottish first. It comes after a pilot scheme last year found around one in 180 patients tested had a ...

08 Oct 2025 at 10:18

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