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 Dr Jerzy Jaroszewicz at the Standard of Care meeting. Photo by Valentin Boboc.Tackling HIV and hepatitis C in Europe: towards minimum standardsNews from the EACS Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe meeting. News from The Liver Meeting 2018Read our 2018 Liver Meeting news bulletin. Alina Allen at The Liver Meeting 2018. Photo by Liz Highleyman.The Liver Meeting: NAFLD and cancerPeople with fatty liver disease are at greater risk for multiple cancers. Stephen Harrison at The Liver Meeting 2018. Photo by Liz Highleyman.The Liver Meeting: NAFLDExperimental therapy improves liver health in people with fatty liver disease. Hepatitis bulletinSign up for our free monthly hepatitis news bulletin. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news Treatment for people who use drugs Access to hepatitis C care boosted for people who inject drugs by specialist nurses Keith Alcorn / 19 February 2019 People attending specialist addiction centres in England where a facilitator enabled access to hepatitis C care services were ten times more likely to be referred to hepatology services and to start treatment ... Treatment outcomes DAA treatment reduces the risk of death and liver cancer in France Keith Alcorn / 12 February 2019 Treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) reduced the risk of death, liver cancer and death from liver-related causes in French people with hepatitis C, according to results of one of the largest studies ... Screening and testing policy Tackling HIV and hepatitis C in Europe: towards minimum standards Gus Cairns / 11 February 2019 Despite the huge disparities in care that were highlighted, last week's Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe meeting in Bucharest featured discussions that could form the basis of a European-wide ... Diabetes Hepatitis C cure does not improve glucose control in type 2 diabetes Michael Carter / 07 February 2019 A successful response to hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy does not result in long-term improvements in glucose metabolism for people with type 2 diabetes, according to US research published in Liver International. A sustained ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Immunotherapy combinations show promise for liver cancer Liz Highleyman / 04 February 2019 Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy combinations may slow disease progression in people with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to two small studies presented at the 2019 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium last month in San Francisco. However, response ... View all infohep news Editors' picks from other sources With NASH results, Intercept Pharma will seek approval for first-ever treatment for fatty liver condition STAT / 19 February 2019 Overdue for a Change: Scaling Up Supervised Consumption Services in Canada Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network / 19 February 2019 Expert working group recommends bold action to eliminate hepatitis C in Scotland; now we need a national elimination strategy Hepatitis C Trust / 19 February 2019 Safe consumption sites: Study identifies policy change strategies and challenges Manual Items / 15 February 2019 Countries Use Novel Strategies to Tackle Price of HCV Drugs Medscape / 15 February 2019 Malaysia Still Under Pressure To Make Hepatitis C Medicine More Expensive Intellectual Property Watch / 15 February 2019 Gilead’s Liver-Drug Setback Clouds $35 Billion Dream Bloomberg / 13 February 2019 Gilead rocked by phase 3 failure of selonsertib in NASH Fierce BioTech / 13 February 2019 Low testosterone persists after HCV clearance Healio / 12 February 2019 Can the UK achieve the WHO hepatitis C eradication target? Drug & Alcohol Findings / 08 February 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 >