The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organisation have launched a Rs 67 billion Prime Minister’s Hepatitis C Elimination Programme, whose first phase will screen 1.6 million people and treat ...

Thousands of patients at a dental practice are being warned that they may have been exposed to bloodborne viruses.

Up to 5000 patients of a Sydney dentist may have been exposed to blood-borne viruses over more than 25 years, but a lack of ...

Retired dentist William Tam may have exposed his patients to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV at his clinic, according to NSW ...

Oral treatments with direct-acting antiviral medication have been a game-changer. These were approved in Ireland in late 2014 ...

Authorities in Australia have issued a warning to patients of a retired Sydney dentist who practised for more than 25 years ...

A dentist's poor record-keeping has sparked a public call to find thousands of patients potentially exposed to serious ...

The pilot phases conducted in specific provinces have provided critical insights into operational feasibility, challenges, ...

Patients of a Sydney dentist are being urged to get tested for blood-borne viruses after major concerns about infection ...

Hepatitis C is known as a “silent” virus that may not be detected until the slow but progressive and potentially ...

Thousands of patients at Dr William Tam's clinic in Strathfield, western Sydney may have been exposed to hepatitis B, ...

Hepatitis affects 287 million globally, often undetected until severe liver damage, says the WHO. Early testing, awareness, ...