Two Americans and Briton win Nobel prize for medicine Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton have won the 2020 Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. World • 05 Oct 20
Two Americans and Briton win Nobel prize for medicine Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton have won the 2020 Nobel prize for Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus. World • 05 Oct 20
Hepatitis C scandal cost €1.5bn to State, report shows The Hepatitis C blood contamination scandal has cost the State over €1.5bn, according to the Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Ireland • 28 Sep 18
Hepatitis C scandal cost €1.5bn to State, report shows The Hepatitis C blood contamination scandal has cost the State over €1.5bn, according to the Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General. Ireland • 28 Sep 18
Hepatitis C programme must stay within budget - HSE The HSE has said that the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme must operate within its budget this year of €30 million. News • 31 Jul 17
Hepatitis C programme must stay within budget - HSE The HSE has said that the National Hepatitis C Treatment Programme must operate within its budget this year of €30 million. News • 31 Jul 17
Call for outreach programmes for people with Hep C The HSE has provided €30m to fund treatment for hepatitis C, however there is a call for additional funding for more community outreach programmes to raise awareness among vulnerable people who could be unknowingly infected. Health • 07 Apr 17
Call for outreach programmes for people with Hep C The HSE has provided €30m to fund treatment for hepatitis C, however there is a call for additional funding for more community outreach programmes to raise awareness among vulnerable people who could be unknowingly infected. Health • 07 Apr 17
'Non-existent' control over Positive Action funds A Health Service Executive audit into the hepatitis C support group Positive Action found "control over the expenditure of public funds was non-existent". News • 23 Jan 17
'Non-existent' control over Positive Action funds A Health Service Executive audit into the hepatitis C support group Positive Action found "control over the expenditure of public funds was non-existent". News • 23 Jan 17
Study seeks women exposed to contaminated blood Women who were exposed to a blood product contaminated with Hepatitis C in the late 1970s are being asked to volunteer for a study being conducted by scientists at Trinity College Dublin. News • 20 Sep 16
Study seeks women exposed to contaminated blood Women who were exposed to a blood product contaminated with Hepatitis C in the late 1970s are being asked to volunteer for a study being conducted by scientists at Trinity College Dublin. News • 20 Sep 16
Hep C patients clear virus after new treatment Around 80 patients with the Hepatitis C virus who were seriously ill with advanced liver disease, have cleared the virus from their blood after receiving new treatment under an early access programme introduced in December. News • 31 Mar 15
Hep C patients clear virus after new treatment Around 80 patients with the Hepatitis C virus who were seriously ill with advanced liver disease, have cleared the virus from their blood after receiving new treatment under an early access programme introduced in December. News • 31 Mar 15
Some Hep C patients to get access to new treatment An early access programme to new anti-viral drugs for around 120 people with Hepatitis C, who have advanced liver disease, is to be introduced by the HSE. News • 13 Nov 14
Some Hep C patients to get access to new treatment An early access programme to new anti-viral drugs for around 120 people with Hepatitis C, who have advanced liver disease, is to be introduced by the HSE. News • 13 Nov 14
Gardaí investigate Positive Action expenses Gardaí are investigating the suspected misappropriation of funds at Hepatitis C Support group Positive Action, believed to involve up to €200,000. News • 24 Oct 14
Gardaí investigate Positive Action expenses Gardaí are investigating the suspected misappropriation of funds at Hepatitis C Support group Positive Action, believed to involve up to €200,000. News • 24 Oct 14
Call for early access to Hep C treatments The Irish Haemophilia Society has called for 350 seriously-ill people with the Hepatitis C virus to be given early access to new treatments that could save their lives. News • 15 Sep 14
Call for early access to Hep C treatments The Irish Haemophilia Society has called for 350 seriously-ill people with the Hepatitis C virus to be given early access to new treatments that could save their lives. News • 15 Sep 14
Need for haemophilia trust fund decreasing The chief executive of the Irish Haemophilia Society has said better treatments for HIV and Hepatitis C will mean that the need for a trust fund for haemophilia sufferers will decrease over time. News • 29 Apr 14
Need for haemophilia trust fund decreasing The chief executive of the Irish Haemophilia Society has said better treatments for HIV and Hepatitis C will mean that the need for a trust fund for haemophilia sufferers will decrease over time. News • 29 Apr 14
Hepatitis C support group meets after funding cut A Hepatitis C support group, which has had its public funding cut by the Health Service Executive, has held an emergency general meeting in Dublin. News • 09 Mar 14
Hepatitis C support group meets after funding cut A Hepatitis C support group, which has had its public funding cut by the Health Service Executive, has held an emergency general meeting in Dublin. News • 09 Mar 14
Hepatitis C and HIV tribunal pays out almost €1bn The compensation tribunal for people infected with Hepatitis C and the HIV virus through contaminated blood products has paid out almost €1bn in awards and legal costs. News • 12 Feb 13
Hepatitis C and HIV tribunal pays out almost €1bn The compensation tribunal for people infected with Hepatitis C and the HIV virus through contaminated blood products has paid out almost €1bn in awards and legal costs. News • 12 Feb 13
IHS concerned over Hepatitis C treatment access The Irish Haemophilia Society has claimed that over 200 of its members are being denied access to new high-tech drugs approved for use by the HSE to treat Hepatitis C. News • 01 Feb 13
IHS concerned over Hepatitis C treatment access The Irish Haemophilia Society has claimed that over 200 of its members are being denied access to new high-tech drugs approved for use by the HSE to treat Hepatitis C. News • 01 Feb 13
Work history of locum consultant with Hep C probed The Health Service Executive has confirmed it has begun to trace what hospitals in the State a locum consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology infected with the Hepatitis C virus worked. News • 21 Nov 12
Work history of locum consultant with Hep C probed The Health Service Executive has confirmed it has begun to trace what hospitals in the State a locum consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology infected with the Hepatitis C virus worked. News • 21 Nov 12
Two new Hepatitis C drugs to be made available Two new antiviral drug treatments for Hepatitis C are to be made available for public patients. News • 20 Jun 12
Two new Hepatitis C drugs to be made available Two new antiviral drug treatments for Hepatitis C are to be made available for public patients. News • 20 Jun 12
