World Hepatitis Day is a clear call to improve efforts towards eliminating a disease that globally kills one person every 30 seconds.
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Machine learning offers improved access to affordable testing and quality of care for those who are unaware of their hepatitis B status.
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New direct-acting antiviral drugs would work successfully in countries where numerous different strains of hepatitis C are found.
Direct-acting antivirals have mostly been used in countries with high incomes. These drugs would be effective against most hepatitis C strains. which are primarily low-income countries.
The 2020 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine goes to the discoverers of the hepatitis C virus. There’s an effective cure but homelessness and the opioid epidemic are driving a surge in infections.
HIV/AIDS receives more funding than hepatitis, which is responsible for more deaths.
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Professor of Viral Hepatitis, University of Glasgow
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Associate Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Associate Professor and Lead of Statistical Support Network, Australian National University
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Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Mbarara University of Science and Technology
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Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
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Research Fellow/Lecturer (Adj) | AI/ML Research | Epidemiology & Population Health, Australian National University
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Associate Professor
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Research Associate (Centre for Virus Research), University of Glasgow
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Senior Communications Officer, African Population and Health Research Center