WHO publishes new guidelines on hepatitis B
Mar 29, 2024 · WHO has released new Guidelines on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection at the 2024 Asian Pacific Conference for the Study of Liver Disease (APASL) in Kyoto, Japan.
Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment Receives U.S. FDA Fast Track …
Feb 13, 2024 · GSK plc announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for bepirovirsen, an investigational antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB).
WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections claiming 3500 …
Apr 9, 2024 · 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, 83% were caused by hepatitis B, and 17% by hepatitis C. Every day, there are 3500 people dying globally due to hepatitis B and C infections.
Seattle firm targets hepatitis B through gene-editing - MSN
Driving the news: Following promising preclinical trials, ... Spread through contact with infected blood and body fluids, hepatitis B infects an estimated one in three people worldwide.
New Approaches to Chronic Hepatitis B | NEJM
Jan 4, 2023 · An estimated 296 million people have chronic hepatitis B, of whom 221 million live in low- and middle-income countries. 1 Without intervention, deaths from HBV are expected to peak at 1.14...
All adults should be screened for hepatitis B at least once, CDC says - CNN
Mar 10, 2023 · CNN — A new recommendation from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says all adults should be screened at least once in their lifetime for hepatitis B, an illness that’s linked to...
Hepatitis killing thousands daily, WHO warns in new report
Apr 9, 2024 · The number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis infections is increasing and already accounts for 3,500 deaths daily, according to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) released on...
A precision drug to treat chronic hepatitis B - Nature
Jan 23, 2024 · Italian researchers have developed a combination of a drug and an antibody that triggers specific immune cells to fight the hepatitis virus, preventing it from damaging the liver of chronic...
Closing in on a cure for hepatitis B - Nature
Mar 30, 2022 · Closing in on a cure for hepatitis B. Finite courses of treatment could get the virus under control — with the right combination of drugs. By. Elie Dolgin. Illustration: Chiara Zarmati. For...
NIH Updates Hepatitis B Strategic Research Plan
Aug 1, 2022 · The National Institutes of Health has updated its Strategic Plan for NIH Research to Cure Hepatitis B, a roadmap for ending the hepatitis B epidemic, focused on developing a cure as well as improved strategies for vaccination, screening and follow-up care.
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