Die WHO und UNAIDS kämpfen mit Finanzkrisen und Kürzungen, die ihre Programme gegen Tuberkulose, Aids, Hepatitis und sexuell übertragbare Krankheiten beeinträchtigen. Trotz Herausforderungen zeigen sich langfristige Erfolge in der Aids-Bekämpfung.
Reisemediziner Tomas Jelinek und Sabine Jordan geben Tipps, wie Urlauber Gesundheitsrisiken wie Durchfall, Sonnenbrand und Mückenstiche vermeiden können. Sie betonen die Wichtigkeit von Standardimpfungen, individueller Impfberatung und einer gut ausgestatteten Reiseapotheke, auch für Reisen innerhalb Europas.
Eine neue Kombinationstherapie mit dem Wirkstoff Bepirovirsen ermöglicht erstmals eine funktionelle Heilung bei chronischer Hepatitis B. Die Studie zeigt, dass etwa 20% der behandelten Patienten eine Heilung erreichen, was als bedeutender Fortschritt gilt.
Taiwan is advancing its hepatitis C elimination efforts and seeking WHO certification. The next focus is on expanding Hepatitis B treatment and early liver cancer detection, with proposed changes to national health insurance drug coverage expected to benefit 17,000-30,000 patients.
Eine Kombitherapie mit Bepirovirsen und Standardmedikamenten hat in Studien bei etwa 20% der Patienten mit chronischer Hepatitis-B-Infektion eine funktionelle Heilung erzielt, wobei das Virus klinisch nicht mehr nachweisbar war.
Taiwan shared its success in eliminating Hepatitis C at the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva. The Ministry of Health and Welfare presented Taiwan's strategies, including precise public health measures and National Health Insurance reforms, which have helped the country achieve WHO's gold standard for Hepatitis C elimination ahead of schedule.
The Indian Patent Office denied AbbVie a secondary patent for its Hepatitis C drug Maviret, ensuring affordable treatment access for millions. AbbVie abandoned its application after failing to contest oppositions.
Hong Kong residents at Laguna Verde estate are enhancing pest prevention after the city's first human rat hepatitis E case was recorded in a 42-year-old man. Health authorities are investigating potential transmission routes.
Hong Kong health authorities are investigating the first human case of rat hepatitis E this year. The patient, who lives in Hung Hom, denies direct contact with rats or seeing rodents at home or work.
At least three households in Barry, south Wales, identified as having contracted the liver infectionHealth authorities have asked parents and carers to be “vigilant with their children’s hand-washing” after a hepatitis A outbreak in Barry, south Wales.Public Health Wales said at least three households in the seaside town had been identified as having contracted the same liver infection, and there were worries it was spreading locally. Continue reading...
At least three households in Barry identified as having contracted the liver infectionHealth authorities have asked parents and carers to be “vigilant with their children’s hand-washing” after a hepatitis A outbreak in Barry, south Wales.At least three households in the seaside town have been identified as having contracted the same liver infection, amid worries it is spreading locally, Public Health Wales said. Continue reading...
La universidad privada CEU Cardenal Herrera de Valencia utilizó al menos tres cadáveres con enfermedades infecciosas (hepatitis C, gripe A y covid) en prácticas docentes de Medicina entre 2022 y 2024, contraviniendo su propio protocolo interno que prohíbe aceptar cuerpos con estas infecciones. La institución reconoció que hubo un error con el cuerpo con hepatitis C, que fue usado durante 10 meses por los alumnos. La Generalitat Valenciana sancionó a la universidad con 15.100 euros tras una inspección derivada de la denuncia de un extrabajador que reveló que el técnico que embalsamaba los cadáveres no tenía la formación mínima exigida por ley.
