infohep news

• NAFLD

  HIV infection is a risk factor for liver fat accumulation

  Liz Highleyman / 13 August 2018

  People living with HIV are about twice as likely to develop steatosis, or fat accumulation in the liver, even if they don't have hepatitis B or C co-infection, according to a study presented at ...

• Harm reduction interventions and policy

  Supervised drug consumption sites offer opportunities for HCV testing and treatment

  Liz Highleyman / 02 August 2018

  Most supervised drug consumption facilities offer hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and referrals, but very few offer treatment, indicating that they could potentially play a greater role in curbing transmission and negative health ...

• Treatment guidelines

  Treat all with hepatitis C, World Health Organization recommends

  Keith Alcorn / 30 July 2018

  Everyone with hepatitis C should receive treatment with a pan-genotypic regimen, the World Health Organization recommends in new guidelines issued in July. The World Health Organization says that the safety and ...

• Sexual transmission

  Unprecedented hepatitis C infection rates seen in gay men in Amsterdam PrEP programme

  Gus Cairns / 30 July 2018

  Regular hepatitis C testing among the HIV-negative gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM) participating in the Amsterdam pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration project (AmPrEP) has revealed ...

• Treatment issues

  DAA therapy for HCV patients without serious liver disease has significant survival benefits

  Michael Carter / 26 July 2018

  Successful HCV treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) significantly reduces the risk of death for people who do not have advanced liver disease, investigators report in Hepatology. A sustained virologic response ...