Recent News
"The Asian Liver Center made great strides in local and global communities in 2012. Take a look at what we have been up to here!
A postdoctoral fellowship position at the Asian Liver Center is available! Click here to read more.
Healthcare-associated hepatitis B and C outbreaks reported to the CDC suggests only a fraction of them are detected. 91% occurred in non-hospital setting such as assisted living or skilled nursing facilities. Click here to read more.
Justice department settles with The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey over discrimination against people with hepatitis B! Click here to read more.
Apply for a Summer Internship! Click here for more information.
The Asian Liver Center's 10th Annual Youth Leadership Conference on Asian and Pacific Islander Health was held during August at the Stanford University campus. Guest Speakers: Cherry Cachero, Dr. Samuel So, Ramey Ko, Charlie Northend, Angie Ayala-Oksanen, Kristin Conner, Xinhong Lim, Amy Brierley, Liz Wiseman, Colin Man, and Christina Wang.
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Watch Dr. So kick off World Hepatitis Day activities in Hong Kong with Hong Kong Hep B Free Foundation, celebrities and hundreds of kung fu masters here.
The White House commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2012 as an opportunity to focus on strengthening and synchronizing global prevention response to viral hepatitis. Click here to read the Presidential Proclamation.
Check out these PSA's by Hong Kong actors Tsui Siu Ming and Law Kar Ying! PSA #1 (Cantonese), PSA #1 (Mandarin), PSA #2 (Cantonese), PSA #2 (Mandarin)
Click to hear the Asian Liver Center's World Hepatitis Day public service announcements featuring the famous Hong Kong movie producer Tsui Siu Ming and actor Law Kar Ying.
CDC issued new updated recommendations for HBV infected healthcare providers and students. Click here to download the recommendations.
Youtube celebrity, KevJumba shows his support for the Jade Ribbon Campaign. Click here to watch the video!
Health Risk Assessment: Are you at risk for chronic hepatitis B? Take our new health risk assessment to find out.
The White House commemorates World Hepatitis Day 2011 as an opportunity to focus on strengthening and synchronizing global prevention response to viral hepatitis. Click here to read the Presidential Proclamation.
Follow Team HBV as we spread hepatitis B awareness across the U.S. and around the world throughout April and May 2012. Track events at all of our high school and collegiate chapters and partnering organizations at http://hbaw.tumblr.com.
HHS Action Plan on Viral Hepatitis 2010: The US Department of Health and Human Services recently completed a draft action plan on viral hepatitis as a response to the 2010 IOM Report (below). Click here to read the draft action plan.
A Silent Killer: Dr. Samuel So recently spoke about the dangers of liver cancer and hepatitis B and their toll upon the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities on KQED's Perspective Series, Stanford's 1:2:1 Podcast series, PBS Newshour, NPR.
At last a global reponse to viral hepatitis: A million people die from viral hepatitis every year, yet until now the public health response has been patchy and piecemeal, overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the problem. Jane Parry reports here.
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DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE IN TEN ASIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS WORLDWIDE IS LIVING WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS B?
LISTEN TO DR. SAMUEL SO, FOUNDER OF THE ASIAN LIVER CENTER TALK ABOUT THE DANGERS OF HEPATITIS B AND LIVER CANCER
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