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Hepatitis B

Kennedy vaccine advisers ‘turned back the clock’ on disease prevention, say experts

The advisers, many of whom share Mr Kennedy’s anti-vaccine views, provided no evidence of new harms from the shot.
The advisers, many of whom share Mr Kennedy’s anti-vaccine views, provided no evidence of new harms from the shot.

Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO

New data from 187 countries showed that the number of deaths from viral hepatitis rose to 1.3 million in 2022.
New data from 187 countries showed that the number of deaths from viral hepatitis rose to 1.3 million in 2022.

Locks of hair compose a symphony of genetic information on Beethoven, 200 years after death

This undated image shows the Stumpff Lock of hair from German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, in Jena, Germany.
This undated image shows the Stumpff Lock of hair from German composer Ludwig van Beethoven in a laboratory at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History, in Jena, Germany.

WHO: 650 probable cases of acute hepatitis in kids reported

Four more children die of acute hepatitis in Indonesia

Science Faces

Doc behind S'pore's effort to tackle liver disease and cancer

Dr Gabriel Oon delivering a lecture at Duke-NUS Medical School on July 4, when he recounted his team's journey to end the hepatitis B epidemic here.
Dr Gabriel Oon delivering a lecture at Duke-NUS Medical School on July 4, when he recounted his team's journey to end the hepatitis B epidemic here.

Study aims for no-drug way to cure some hepatitis B patients

Professor Lim Seng Gee with Mr Arfan Awaloeddin, who has been functionally cured of hepatitis B under a new study led by Prof Lim. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Professor Lim Seng Gee with Mr Arfan Awaloeddin, who has been functionally cured of hepatitis B under a new study led by Prof Lim. ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN

NUH study sees hepatitis B patient cured after stopping medication

Improved cure rate for patients with hep B

New treatment regime offers hope for hepatitis patients: NUH study

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