Hacker NewsNew drug 'functionally cures' many hepatitis B virus infections
N-gated Hacker NewsAh, the internet in 2023: where the cure for hepatitis B is just one #JavaScript toggle away! 🎉 Forget medical breakthroughs, the real challenge is navigating cookie settings. 🍪🔐
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Hacker NewsNew drug 'functionally cures' many hepatitis B virus infections
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Infektionsforschung (HZI)Hoffnung bei chronischer #HepatitisB: Eine neue Kombinationstherapie ermöglicht nun erstmals eine funktionelle Heilung. Für Markus Cornberg, Direktor des Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM) & klinischer Direktor des HZI, ein sehr bedeutender Schritt. Für die Süddeutsche Zeitung ordnet er neben anderen Experten die betreffenden Studien ein. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundheit/hepatitis-b-behandlung-heilbar-li.3491610
why-not @why-not?„Erstmals zeigen zwei große Studien, dass eine chronische Hepatitis B funktionell geheilt werden kann. Davon profitiert nur ein Teil der Betroffenen. Warum Experten trotzdem auf eine Zulassung hoffen.“
(Alt: Frau bekommt Spritze in Arztpraxis)
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/gesundheit/hepatitis-b-behandlung-li.3491610
Bich Nguyen"A new drug has essentially cured 1 in 5 patients with chronic hepatitis B infections, researchers reported on Thursday, a feat that has stymied scientists for years.
'It’s the first major advance in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B in decades,' said Dr. William Jarnagin, a surgeon and liver specialist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/28/health/hepatitis-b-chronic-bepirovirsen.html
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joe•iuculano 
«Vitamin K shots, which help blood clot, r 1 of 3 key interventions 4 #newborns, along w/ an #antibiotic eye ointment & the #HepatitisB #vaccine
The gov doesn’t track vitamin K rejections, but hospitals have seen a rise in parents opting out of the shots for their newborns, often driven by unfounded fears.
Hundreds of children die each year from #SpontaneousBleeding in the brain, a common result of #VitaminK deficiency, suggesting that many related deaths go unreported»
https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns
Bruce Mirken#RFKJr - inspired #CDC move to stop recommending routine #HepatitisB #vaccinations could mean hundreds of needless infections. https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5851709-cdc-hepatitis-b-vaccine-delay/
WideEyedCurious 🇺🇸 💙 🇺🇦 & 🇨🇦Anyone have unpleasantly strong side effects from their 3rd Hepatitis B shot (such as kind many people had for the last Shingles vax)? Planning ahead of mine next month.
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