Category: hepatitis

British Parents Told to Be Alert for Hepatitis Signs After Cases Detected

Parents across England and Scotland have been warned to be on the alert for signs of hepatitis after a small number of cases were detected in children. Around 60 cases of the inflammatory liver condition have been found in youngsters under 10 in England, and 11 cases in Scotland saw children sent to hospital. Dr….


I Was Not Responsible for Blood Products as Minister: Lord Ken Clarke

Lord Ken Clarke has said he was “not responsible” for blood products during his time as health minister in the early days of the infected blood scandal, an inquiry has heard. Clarke, who held the position of health minister from 1982 to 1985, said the emerging controversy surrounding the blood products was something that “hardly…