infohep news

• Treatment outcomes

  Hepatitis C treatment appears safe and effective for pregnant women

  Liz Highleyman / 20 March 2019

  Treatment with sofosbuvir/ledipasvir (Harvoni) was well tolerated and cured all pregnant women with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2019) ...

• Diabetes & HCV

  Hepatitis C treatment reduces risk of diabetes

  Liz Highleyman / 18 March 2019

  Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with better glucose control and a lower likelihood of developing diabetes, according to a report at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI ...

• Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

  Higher HIV viral load and lower CD4 count linked to liver cancer risk

  Liz Highleyman / 14 March 2019

  People living with HIV who have a longer duration of detectable viral load and those with low CD4 cell counts have a higher likelihood of developing liver cancer in the absence of ...

• Treatment for people who use drugs

  HCV reinfection in people who inject drugs a sign of a successful treatment programme, say researchers

  Keith Alcorn / 11 March 2019

  High rates of reinfection in people who inject drugs are a sign that access to treatment is improving, not a sign of failure, and should prompt retreatment, not stigmatisation, Australian hepatitis researcher ...

• Sex between men

  Hepatitis C drops among HIV-positive London gay men after direct-acting antiviral scale-up

  Liz Highleyman / 07 March 2019

  New cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among HIV-positive gay and bisexual men seen at three clinics in London have declined by nearly 70% since 2015, according to a presentation yesterday ...