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Living with Hepatitis B Blog

Our hepatitis B blog offers clear, easy-to-read articles that help answer common questions about living with hepatitis B.

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Hepatitis B and relationships

March 19, 2025

Having HBV is only a small facet of who you are, and not a reason to give up on a...
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Spitting is gross, but it doesn’t spread hepatitis B or C

September 04, 2022

If you have recently seen news stories about hepatitis B or C being spread from spitting, read on to get...
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No, you’re not being tested for hepatitis as part of a routine blood test

June 17, 2020

Many people think that because they’ve had a blood test, they will have automatically been tested for hepatitis B and...
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Hepatitis B and mental health

May 19, 2020

People with chronic hepatitis B have higher rates of depression and anxiety than the general population.1 Let’s have a look...
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Liver detox diets and Traditional Chinese Medicine: Do they work?

January 20, 2020

“Detox diets”, supplements and Traditional Chinese Medicine are marketed as beneficial for the liver, but do they work? First let’s...
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Living with hepatitis B: The myth of the healthy carrier

December 09, 2019

If you’ve been told that you are “just a healthy carrier”, read on for a myth-busting update. Acute versus chronic ...
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Dealing with your hepatitis B diagnosis

September 27, 2019

If you’ve just been diagnosed with hepatitis B, it might help to know you’re not alone. In 2018 there were...