infohep news

• Harm reduction interventions and policy

  Peer-led outreach improves uptake of hepatitis C care among homeless and people who use drugs

  Keith Alcorn / 24 January 2020

  Intensive peer support during engagement with hepatitis C care was associated with a high level of engagement in care among vulnerable people including recently homeless people and people who inject drugs in London, ...

• HepCheck screening programme links 80% to hepatitis C care in 4 European countries

  Keith Alcorn / 21 January 2020

  Hepatitis C screening programmes targeting the homeless, people who inject drugs and prisoners achieved linkage to specialist care in over 80% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C, a four-country European study found. The study ...

• Sex between men

  Hepatitis C screening among PrEP users could eliminate hepatitis C infections in gay men in UK

  Keith Alcorn / 13 January 2020

  Increasing the frequency of hepatitis C screening in gay and bisexual men taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United Kingdom has the potential to reduce new hepatitis C infections in ...

• Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

  A healthy lifestyle could prevent most liver cancer and liver-related deaths

  Liz Highleyman / 17 December 2019

  A healthy lifestyle, including smoking cessation, moderate drinking, a balanced diet, exercise and weight loss could dramatically reduce the growing burden of liver cancer and deaths due to liver disease, according to a study ...

• Hepatitis delta

  Combination therapies show promise against hepatitis D

  Liz Highleyman / 16 December 2019

  Combination regimens using lonafarnib or bulevirtide reduced levels of hepatitis delta virus (HDV) in a majority of people with HDV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection, researchers reported at the AASLD Liver Meeting ...