Hepatitis C
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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
World Hepatitis Day | ‘Punjab high-burden state for hepatitis C, possibly due to intravenous drug abuse’
July 29, 2025 1:08 am
Viral hepatitis is caused by various viruses, predominantly hepatitis A, B, C, and E
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.
Why Hepatitis C can hide in plain sight: 35-year-old had normal ultrasound and blood reports but had missed one clue
July 28, 2025 7:44 am
Early diagnosis leads to easy treatment. New drugs are effective in curing this viral infection, say doctors. A world hepatitis day special
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).
India among nations with highest burden of viral hepatitis, says WHO: How to prevent it?
April 10, 2024 11:03 am
All newborns must get vaccination. Even adults born before the vaccine was included in the national programme should get the shot, says Dr SK Sarin, V-C of the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences (ILBS)
World Hepatitis Day 2022: What you need to know about hepatitis C and digestive issues
July 25, 2022 7:14 pm
Hepatitis can be life threatening unless it is detected in a timely manner and there is good treatment available
World Hepatitis Day 2021: Follow these hygiene practices to stay away from the disease
July 28, 2021 1:58 pm
Hepatitis is a preventable disease, and you can stay safe by taking some specific measures
World Hepatitis Day 2021: All you should know about Hepatitis B and Covid vaccines
July 28, 2021 1:11 pm
"HBV and Covid vaccines are not recommended to be taken together or in a gap of few days. Any other vaccine should be scheduled after two weeks of Covid vaccine dose," said an expert
Over 10 million patients, India’s 10-year Hepatitis C elimination deadline seems far
October 06, 2020 1:50 am
An estimated 0.5-1 per cent of the country's population (or 10-13 million people) suffers from Hepatitis C, according to scientists.
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