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A patient's remarkable recovery from the common blood cancer multiple myeloma several years ago has drawn the attention of researchers, who were stunned by the fact the patient was treated for a completely different disease.Interest in the potential connection has now led a Spanish and French team to discover that hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are linked to the development of multiple myeloma and earlier non-cancerous stages known as monoclonal gammopathies.Their recent study confirms that detecting…

The first year of the covid-19 pandemic helped fuel a spike of boozy liver injuries in the U.S., recent research suggests. The study found a jump in reported hospitalizations from alcohol-related hepatitis across the U.S. in 2020—even above the steady increases seen in past years. Deaths from these injuries substantially increased in 2020 as well.Teyonah Parris and John Boyega on Working With Jamie Foxx | io9 InterviewThe pandemic caused plenty of upheaval in our lives, especially early on. One of the more apparent…

Hepatitis C virusBSIP | UIG | Getty ImagesThe overwhelming majority of people in the U.S. who have tested positive for hepatitis C have not been cured due to the high cost of oral antiviral treatments and obstacles imposed by insurance plans, federal health officials said on Thursday.Hepatitis C is often referred to as the silent killer because the initial infection has few to no symptoms. Overtime, however, the virus can cause liver damage, liver cancer, liver failure and ultimately death.The virus is spread through…

Scientists at the University of Florida are leveraging artificial intelligence to improve at-home diagnostic tests for diseases such as hepatitis C and COVID-19. The team has refined a one-pot reaction test that amplifies fragments of a virus’s genome to indicate its presence.Researchers at the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>University of Florida</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>Established in 1853, the University…

Despite the existence of effective and low-cost treatments for Hepatitis C, many Australians still don’t seek treatment. The Motivate C project, led by the University of Sydney, aims to understand these barriers and inform treatment promotion, aligning with WHO’s goal to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030.A new project led by the <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>University of Sydney</div><div…

Hepatitis is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the liver. It can be acute, meaning it develops suddenly and lasts for a short time, or chronic, meaning it persists for a long period of time. The most common types of hepatitis are A, B, and C, each of which is caused by a different virus.A recent study led by researchers at UC San Francisco is making progress in uncovering the reasons behind a puzzling outbreak of acute severe hepatitis in healthy children that emerged in the spring of 2022, following the…

Several teams of scientists believe they have uncovered the likely cause of a mysterious surge of severe hepatitis last year that hospitalized and killed children around the world. In threestudies published this week, the groups detail evidence that a common but usually not pathogenic virus was strongly associated with the cases, likely aided by co-infection with other common viruses. The affected children might have been genetically unlucky as well.Is AI Moving Too Fast? | Future TechEarly last year, health officials…

The Biden administration's fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, announced yesterday, aims to eliminate hepatitis C from the United States by creating a nationwide program to fight the disease. If funded by Congress, the 5-year, $11.3 billion program would expand testing, broaden access to powerful antiviral drugs, and boost awareness. “I can’t really recall a circumstance quite like this, where we have the chance to do something this groundbreaking, so we just have…

A transmission electron microscopic (TEM) image of hepatitis B virus (HBV) particles.Image: Erskine Palmer/CDCThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now advising people to get screened for hepatitis B at least once in their lives. Though the infection can be managed with antivirals and prevented with a highly effective childhood vaccine, many Americans today are still living with chronic hepatitis B, which can raise the risk of liver damage and cancer. Two-thirds of these Americans may not even know they have…

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