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September is Healthy Aging Month. We encourage all older adults to celebrate this month by incorporating habits such as regular exercise, eating healthy food and getting enough sleep into their daily routines.
It's never too late to "reinvent yourself." Get started by looking over the Frequently Asked Questions about living with hepatitis B on our website.
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You can help the researchers with HepBCommunity.org
learn about barriers to hepatitis B treatment
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If you live with hepatitis B, are at least 18 years old, and are a member of HepBCommunity.org, you can complete the short survey about your experiences with hepatitis B. The survey is on hepbcommunity.org. | |
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New B Heppy Podcast:
Current Treatments in Development for Hepatitis B
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In this episode, Bright and Anousha talk with John Tavis, PhD, a globally recognized expert on hepatitis B at Saint Louis University's medical school, about the cure.
You can find the podcast here.
To suggest a topic for a future podcast, please send a note to info@hepb.org.
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Liver Cancer Awareness Month:
Hear from a physician on the front line
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Join us for a webinar in conjunction with Liver Cancer Awareness Month!
On Oct. 16 at 3 p.m. EDT, we'll be joined by Kenneth D. Rothstein, MD, director of regional hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania, who will discuss trends he's seeing in liver cancer in African communities in the Philadelphia area and methods for effectively lowering these rates. Please join us! Register here.
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Espi: #justB empowered, this month's featured storyteller | | |
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Espi found out that she had hepatitis B when she was 64. For some time, she was monitored every six months, but eventually a doctor told her she could die if she didn’t begin treatment.
Instead of automatically taking his advice, she researched her options. She also kept active, ate well and tried not to worry. Finding a support group helped her decide on her own terms to take medication when she had all the information she needed.
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New blog post on stigma and discrimination against hepatitis B | | |
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Catherine Freeland, PhD, MPH, is associate director of public health research at the Hepatitis B Foundation.
As a researcher and founder of our Hepatitis B Discrimination Working group, Dr. Freeland shares more about the impact of discrimination and stigma as it pertains to people living with hepatitis B. Read more here.
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Join us for upcoming Webinars | |
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Thursday, Sept. 14
6 p.m. EDT
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NAIRHHA Day Fireside Chat
National African Immigrant and Refugee HIV & Hepatitis Awareness (NAIRHHA) Day is now an officially recognized awareness day by the Department of Health and Human Services and will be listed on HIV.gov this September. The House of Representatives is also passing a resolution to designate Sept. 9 (NAIRHHA Day) as a federal health observance.
Join us for a discussion about the significance of this recognition. We will hear a variety of perspectives, from elected officials who advocated for formal recognition of the day, to public health practitioners working on immigrant health, to individuals with lived experience, who will share what the day means for them and why this long-awaited designation is so important. We hope you can join us!
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Thursday, Sept. 14
10 a.m. EDT / 2 p.m. GMT / 5 p.m. EAT /
7 p.m. Pakistan Time / 12 a.m. AEST
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Hepatitis Delta: The Case for Double-Reflex Testing for All Individuals Living with Hepatitis B | |
Join us as we hear from Dr. Devin Razavi-Shearer of the Center for Disease Analysis Foundation, who will share insights from a recent publication advocating for hepatitis delta double-reflex testing for all individuals living with hepatitis B in low HBV- and high HBV/HDV-prevalence countries.
Dr. Razavi-Shearer will discuss some recent work that has been done to establish clearer estimates of hepatitis delta prevalence globally. We hope you can join us!
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Monday, Sept. 25
3 p.m. EDT / 2 p.m. CDT /
12 p.m. PDT / 9 a.m. HT
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A Buffet of Hep B Resources | |
Join us to learn more about a host of hepatitis B resources including videos, radio clips, infographics, fact sheets, translated materials and more!
We will be joined by Dr. Moon Chen and his incredible team from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center who will take us through their new materials.
Learn more at www.hepbunited.org
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Monday, Oct. 16
3 p.m. EDT
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Effectively Addressing High Rates of Liver Cancer in African Communities | |
Join us for a webinar in honor of Liver Cancer Awareness Month! On Oct. 16 at 3 p.m., EDT, we will be joined by Dr. Kenneth Rothstein, Director of Regional Hepatology at the University of Pennsylvania, who will be discussing the trends he is seeing in liver cancer in African communities in the Philadelphia area and methods for effectively lowering these rates.
Please join us!
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New chief development officer for the Hepatitis B Foundation | |
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Joe Erckert has joined our team as chief development officer. He's no stranger to Doylestown, Pa., as he served from 2008 to 2017 as vice president for advancement at Delaware Valley University. There he worked with former Pres. Joe Brosnan, leading a $59 million comprehensive campaign.
Joe began his career at Lafayette, working in annual giving and major gifts from 1993 to 2003. Most recently he was with Emory University, managing all development functions for university centers, institutes and programs.
Joe is a Lafayette alum and earned his master’s degree in education from Columbia University. He and his wife Irene, a clinical psychologist, have two children in college and a 10-pound fluffy dog named Mango.
To discuss ways to support our work helping people living with hepatitis B, and more, please email Joe, joe.erckert@hepb.org, or call him at 215-489-4900.
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We've filled our team, but your support is still needed. Please watch our new video. | |
Clinical trial survey: let your voice be heard! | | |
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Are you living with hepatitis B and interested in guiding future clinical trials for new hepatitis B medicines? Would you like to share your thoughts about current and future clinical trials for hepatitis B? The Hepatitis B Foundation is interested in learning more about your opinion, beliefs and perspectives on participation in clinical trials for new hepatitis B medicines. | |
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New FAQs: Questions we hear often from
people living with hepatitis B
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The Hepatitis B Foundation's Frequently Asked Questions page is a wonderful resource for anyone with questions about hepatitis B.
The questions are written based on real consults that we receive regularly. The page is here.
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Journal article of the month | |
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Pathway to global elimination of hepatitis B:
HBV cure is just the first step
Howell, J; Seaman, C; Wallace, J; Xioa, Y; Scott, N; Davies, J; de Santis, T;
Adda, D; El-Sayad, M; Feld, J; Gane, E; Lacombe, K; Olufunmilayo, L;
Mohamed, R; Silva, M; Tu, T; Revill, P; Hellard, M
[Link to Article]
Hepatology
2023 Se; 78(3): 976-990 doi:10. 1097/HEP.0000000000000430.
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The authors paint a positive picture about progress toward a cure, echoing the conclusion of many experts who in recent years have said that no single medication, along, is likely to provide a cure for hepatitis B, that a combination will be required..
They say that significant advances have been made recently toward the development of a finite treatment for the disease, which would lead to elimination of HBV as a public health threat. But the authors say the cure for HBV will probably come as a combinations of drugs with different mechanisms of action that work synergistically. Ideally, the combination therapy would reduce replication of the virus, restore HBV-specific immune function and counter virological resistance.
The article offers a clearly readable table of the current main drug classes that researchers are studying. The authors also present a list of five strategic directions that are specific and challenging.
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Sept. 14: Webinar: NAIRHHA Day Fireside Chat - Register
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Sept. 19: International HBV Meeting 4th Annual Community Forum - Register | |
Sept. 19-23: International HBV Symposium in Kobe, Japan - Register | |
Oct. 24-26: African Hepatitis Summit - Register | |
April 5, 2024: Hepatitis B Foundation Gala | |
Learn more about our research and education programs at www.hepb.org
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The Hepatitis B Foundation is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure and improving the quality of life for those affected by hepatitis B worldwide. Our commitment includes funding focused research, promoting disease awareness, supporting immunization and treatment initiatives, and serving as the primary source of information for patients and their families, the medical and scientific community, and the general public. | | | |
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