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Many High-Risk Americans Don’t Get Hepatitis B Vaccine
Jan. 23 – A recent study indicates more than 50% of adults at risk for HBV remain unvaccinated despite making contact with the healthcare system, resulting in missed opportunities to vaccinate this population. Read more.
GAO Asked to Review VA Quality-of-Care Policies
Jan. 23 – Top Democrats on the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs committees asked the Government Accountability Office to investigate the VA’s handling of incidents involving improper sterilization of reusable medical equipment that have potentially exposed more than 13,000 veterans to infectious diseases such as HBV, HCV and HIV. Read more.
Guidelines for the Detection of a Common Source of Hepatitis B Virus
Jan. 23 – Belgian researchers shed light on the relationship between prevalence rates of chronic HBV in different geographic regions with transmission patterns. Additional analyses of HBV–infected populations over a period of time can help corroborate the existence of a common source of infection, which is particularly useful when investigating outbreaks. Read more.
Beware of Hepatitis B at the Nail Salon
Jan. 23 – Nancye Swanson does her own nails these days. Six months ago, she almost died from hepatitis B, a serious liver infection, which doctors say she picked up at a nail salon. Dr. Robert Gish is interviewed and the Hepatitis B Foundation is referenced in the accompanying TV news report. Read more.
HBF Happenings
2011 HBF Annual Report Now Available Online!
Read about the achievements of the Hepatitis B Foundation as it celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2011. Download now.
HBF Consensus Recommendations for Primary Care Providers Published
Merck Donates Natural Products Library to Hepatitis B Foundation’s Research Institute
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