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Govt intervenes to keep hep C elimination on track
NSW Health is encouraging people across the state living with hepatitis C to take advantage of new easy-to-take and highly effective medications, which can cure the illness. The medication program is…
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World Hepatitis Day – addressing stigma and discrimination faced by people with viral hep
It’s never easy being sick. Sometimes it can be even harder than it needs to be, particularly when people are dealing with additional challenges such as stigma and discrimination that…
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Split-second moment that changed the next 35 years of my life
At the age of 29 in 1979, my “Plan A” was to grow old gracefully and maintain a very high level of fitness. When a car overtook a semi-trailer and…
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Associate Professor Amany Zekry recognised for health care work
Three health district leaders have been named among the inaugural Top 50 Public Sector Women in NSW. The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District clinicians, Associate Professor Amany Zekry, Theresa Jacques…
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Asylum seekers left untreated for hep C
The doctors who examined Wissam Jadiri when he came to Australia by boat in 2013 detected his elevated liver enzymes right away. But it took more than four years, countless…
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Stigma Indicators Monitoring Project
One arm of this project expands upon previous data collection and the link below takes you to an online confidential survey, focused on people who inject drugs or who are…
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Love Liver Love Life wows a packed audience
The light comedy “Love Liver, Love Life” wowed the packed audience at Hurstville Entertainment Centre’s Marana Auditorium. Held on Sat April 21, the play was organized by Hepatitis NSW, the Chinese Australian…
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Hep nurse receives nomination for nurse of the year award
Bathurst nurse Katherine McQuillan has been nominated for a nurse of the year award, after her tireless work to improve the availability of hepatitis C services to disadvantaged people living…
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How can you get hepatitis A from eating frozen fruit?
Seven people in New South Wales have been diagnosed with hepatitis A after eating imported frozen pomegranate seeds from Coles. Although still under investigation, the company responsible for production recalled…
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Yarning on Hep B at awareness day
The Weigelli Centre’s Community and Family Support team, in conjunction with Cowra Community Health held a “Yarning Hep B” awareness barbecue on Thursday, April 5. The barbecue promoted Hep B…
This page last updated 19 Jan 2018
