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 Laurent Castera and Jean-Michel Pawlotsky present the 2016 EASL treatment guidelines. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.comNew European guidelinesEASL (European Association for the Study of the Liver) has issued new hepatitis C treatment recommendations.Read this story in full on infohep.orgDownload the guidelines from the EASL website Photo of treatment prioritisation debate including Sharon Hutchinson, Anne Øvrehus, Peer Brehm Christensen, Graham Foster, and Martin Kåberg. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.comHCV treatmentHCV treatment is effective and may work as prevention for people who inject drugs. Rasmus Thornhøj of Odense University Hospital presents findings from the FAT-HEP study. Photo by Liz Highleyman, hivandhepatitis.comFatigueEffective antiviral treatment reduces fatigue in people with chronic hepatitis C. Conference newsLatest international conference news. Hepatitis bulletinSign up for our free monthly hepatitis news bulletin. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news New Treatment outcomes Risk of reinfection is a concern after successful hepatitis C treatment Liz Highleyman / 12 hours ago People on opiate agonist substitution therapy can be successfully treated with grazoprevir/elbasvir (Zepatier) – achieving cure rates similar to those of the population as a whole – but some people are reinfected ... Treatment guidelines EASL issues new hepatitis C treatment recommendations for all genotypes Liz Highleyman / 26 September 2016 The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) released its latest recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C at a special meeting last Thursday in Paris. The updated guidelines now include highly ... Treatment for people who use drugs HCV treatment is effective and may work as prevention for people who inject drugs Liz Highleyman / 19 September 2016 Hepatitis C treatment for people who inject drugs is as safe and effective as it is for non-drug-users - with cure rates exceeding 90% - and treating enough of this population could reduce ... Transmission and prevention Hepatitis C vaccine development shows progress but scientific barriers remain Liz Highleyman / 12 September 2016 An effective vaccine may be necessary to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) but development has been hampered by several challenges including the variability of the virus and incomplete natural immunity, according to presentations ... Epidemiology INHSU 2016 opens with focus on hepatitis C prevention and treatment for people who inject drugs Liz Highleyman / 08 September 2016 The 5th International Symposium on Hepatitis Care in Substance Users (INHSU 2016) got underway yesterday with an overview of the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs and ... 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