infohep news

• 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 ...

• Treatment guidelines

  New US guidelines recommend screening of all adults for hepatitis C

  Keith Alcorn / 12 December 2019

  All adults in the United States should be screened for hepatitis C by healthcare providers as part of routine medical care, updated guidelines from the American Association for the Study of Liver ...

• NAFLD

  Global burden of deaths and liver cancer due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease growing

  Keith Alcorn / 11 December 2019

  Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is a growing cause of liver cancer and death in some regions of the world, an analysis of global reporting on liver disease shows. The findings ...