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Trump questions early use of Hepatitis B vaccine, but here's why it is non-negotiable at birth

September 24, 2025 6:26 pm

Since affected women may not know they are carriers or not get screened, the vaccination at birth does the gatekeeping

Hepatitis A and E cases spike in Delhi: A doctor's guide to staying safe

August 26, 2025 1:12 am

These are waterborne infections that affect the liver.

Doctor claims threading raises hepatitis risk: 'Eyebrows banwane gayi thi lekin liver fail karwake aagayi'; internal medicine expert weighs in

August 06, 2025 5:25 pm

Threading is a popular beauty treatment, most commonly for eyebrow shaping or facial hair removal

WHO classifies Hepatitis D as cancer-causing: Why taking the Hepatitis B vaccine helps

August 05, 2025 7:30 pm

Hepatitis D virus is incompetent and requires hepatitis B virus for replication and aggravating liver infection, says gastroenterologist

World Hepatitis Day 2025: Top 10 countries account for two-thirds of the global hepatitis B and C cases, with China and India leading

July 28, 2025 11:54 pm

Hepatitis B and C cases 2025, World Hepatitis Day 2025: With over 1.3 million deaths in 2022 due to Hepatitis, the top 10 countries account for two-thirds of the global burden with China and India leading, as of 2022.

World Hepatitis Day: Person with hepatitis B can spread the infection through blood, other body fluids

July 28, 2025 10:30 am

According to the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) 2024 report, India has the highest global burden of viral hepatitis, with nearly 40 million people living with chronic hepatitis B and 6–12 million with hepatitis C, yet testing and treatment remain limited.

World Hepatitis Day 2025: Date, theme, history, significance — all you need to know

July 28, 2025 2:34 pm

World Hepatitis Day 2025 Date and Theme: World Hepatitis Day is observed on July 28, 2025, focusing on the theme "Let's Break It Down" to eliminate barriers to prevention and treatment.

Hepatitis A outbreak in Kerala: 12 deaths so far, 4 districts on alert

May 15, 2024 7:06 am

State Health Minister Veena George has put out an alert for the four districts – Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrissur and Ernakulam – from where the most number of cases were reported.

Health department urges vigilance after viral hepatitis death in Kerala's Malappuram

May 10, 2024 5:08 pm

District Medical Officer R Renuka said that the man, hailing from Chaliyar panchayat, passed away from viral hepatitis on Friday morning while under treatment at a private hospital in Kozhikode.

How viral hepatitis poses a challenge to India's public health, with second highest prevalence globally

April 15, 2024 11:59 am

Globally, an estimated 1.3 million people died of viral hepatitis in 2022 (as compared to 1.1 million in 2019), even as its incidence — number of new cases in a year — went down to 2.2 million in 2022 (as compared to 2.5 million in 2019).

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