Latest treatment news and information for patient advocates and people working in hepatitis in Europe. Find out more about infohep > NAM working with the World Hepatitis Alliance and the European Liver Patients Association www.nam.org.uk www.worldhepatitisalliance.org www.elpa-info.org EASL 2019: Hepatitis C eliminationHepatitis elimination by 2030 in doubt as countries fail to scale up diagnosis and treatment. Markus Cornberg presenting at The International Liver Congress. Image: EASL Education @EASLeduEASL 2019: Pangenotypic regimensPangenotypic hepatitis C drug combinations curing almost all people who complete treatment, real-world studies show. ELPA board member Gamal Shiha presenting the Egyptian pilot study at The International Liver Congress. Image: ELPA @HepatitisEuropeEASL 2019: Hepatitis C screening policiesSame-day hepatitis C treatment initiation can be achieved at large scale, Egyptian pilot study shows. Margaret Hellard presenting at The International Liver Congress. Image: @AnnetteGaudino and @TAGTeam_TweetsEASL 2019: Finance and funding$51 billion price tag for eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. Hepatitis bulletinSign up for our free monthly hepatitis news bulletin. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news Testing for hepatitis C What do people who inject drugs think of point-of-care HCV testing? Keith Alcorn / 20 May 2019 Point-of-care testing to diagnose HCV infection has the potential to eliminate the need for multiple appointments to confirm chronic infection. An oral antibody test can provide a result in 20 minutes. For ... Treatment for people who use drugs World Health Organization calls for greater focus on people who inject drugs in HCV treatment scale-up plans Keith Alcorn / 30 April 2019 The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for greater commitments to scale up hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment services to people who inject drugs and people in prisons. In an analysis ... Hepatitis C elimination Hepatitis elimination by 2030 in doubt as countries fail to scale up diagnosis and treatment Keith Alcorn / 24 April 2019 Most countries will struggle to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030 due to lack of investment and political will, missing an internationally agreed target set by the World Health Organization, The International Liver Congress ... NAFLD Emricasan misses study endpoint for improving portal hypertension in people with NASH Liz Highleyman / 24 April 2019 The experimental caspase inhibitor emricasan did not meet the statistical threshold for improvement of portal hypertension in people with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), but it did appear to have some benefit for those at ... Gastrointestinal problems, nausea and vomiting Faecal transplants improve encephalopathy in people with advanced liver disease Liz Highleyman / 24 April 2019 Faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), which helps restore a healthy mix of bacteria in the gut, can help reverse brain function impairment in people with liver failure, according to a report at the International ... View all infohep news Editors' picks from other sources New What Happens When a Syringe Exchange Is Shut Down Filter / 22 hours ago Louisiana is creating a drug-price revolution The Hill / 21 May 2019 Gilead gets 'gold' in England's hepatitis C eradication drive PMLive / 21 May 2019 Bolsonaro Cuts Harm Reduction, Escalates Drug War Filter / 15 May 2019 Cash Incentives, Peer Support May Not Incentivize HCV Treatment MD Magazine / 10 May 2019 'Their lives were ruined but no one listened': the lawyer who made the tainted blood inquiry happen Daily Telegraph / 07 May 2019 Infected blood scandal: key files overlooked by Department of Health The Guardian / 07 May 2019 NHS England instructs GPs to do more hep C testing after blood scandal Pulse / 03 May 2019 Gilead Sciences Returns to Growth in the First Quarter Motley Fool / 03 May 2019 FDA approves first treatment for all genotypes of hepatitis C in pediatric patients Food & Drug Administration / 02 May 2019 View all news from other sources Latest library resources Safer heroin injecting TypeWeb page Published2013 AuthorJon Derricott A systematic review of hepatitis C virus epidemiology in Europe, Canada and Israel [2012] TypeWeb page CountryRussian Federation, Turkey, Western and Central Europe Published2013 AuthorLiver International Management of Adult Patients with Ascites Due to Cirrhosis: Update 2012 TypeWeb page CountryUnited States PublishedApril 2013 AuthorAmerican Association for the Study of Liver Diseases View all resources Looking for country specific news, resources and services?Visit our country information pages > Keep up to date with the latest hepatitis newsSign up for our free monthly email bulletin >