Latest treatment news and information for patient advocates and people working in hepatitis in Europe. Find out more about infohep > infohep is produced by NAM. Find out more about NAM www.infohep.org/page//about-us/Find-out-about-NAM/page/2626330// News from the International Liver Congress 2022Read our summary bulletin of news from the conference in English, Spanish, Russian, French and Portuguese. Professor Heiner Wedemeyer of Hannover Medical School speaking at an International Liver Congress press conference. Photo © Steve Forrest & Andrew McConnell / EASL.Hepatitis DBulevirtide leads to sustained improvement for people with hepatitis D. Liver transplantsShort-course treatment prevents hepatitis C after organ transplant. Dr Kosh Agarwal discusses results of the REEF-2 study at the International LIver Congress. Photo © Steve Forrest & Andrew McConnell / EASL.New & experimental hepatitis B treatmentsExperimental hepatitis B combination suppresses key marker but fails to achieve functional cure. FactsheetsRead our updated hepatitis C treatment factsheets on infohep. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news Broader hepatitis C treatment not leading to more reinfections in people with HIV Keith Alcorn / 09 August 2022 Broader access to direct-acting antivirals has been accompanied by a decline or stabilisation in the rate of hepatitis C reinfection in people with HIV and there is no evidence that reinfection is undermining ... Widespread PrEP use is not leading to more hepatitis C transmission among gay and bisexual men Keith Alcorn / 03 August 2022 The incidence of hepatitis C infection is now four times lower in gay and bisexual PrEP users than it was before direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C became ... Biktarvy combination pill may be most effective option for people with HIV and hepatitis B Liz Highleyman / 03 August 2022 Although two antiretroviral drug regimens proved about equally effective at suppressing HIV, the Biktarvy combination pill (bictegravir, emtricitabine and tenofovir alafenamide) did a better job suppressing hepatitis B virus (HBV) ... Treatment for people who use drugs Peer-led recruitment improves hepatitis C screening in people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 25 July 2022 A peer-led recruitment strategy proved highly successful in engaging people who use drugs in testing and treatment for hepatitis C in the French city of Montpellier, researchers from the University of Montpellier report ... Kidney disease & HCV Higher kidney disease risk persists in people cured of hepatitis C Keith Alcorn / 19 July 2022 People with hepatitis C remain at higher risk of chronic kidney disease after clearing or being cured of hepatitis C and people with genotype 1 infection have a higher risk of kidney ... View all infohep news Editors' picks from other sources New NHS programme to find and cure hidden Hepatitis C NHS England / 03 August 2022 Likely cause of mystery child hepatitis outbreak found BBC / 25 July 2022 WHO publishes updated guidance on hepatitis C infection – with new recommendations on treatment of adolescents and children, simplified service delivery and diagnostics World Health Organization / 24 June 2022 Acute hepatitis outbreak swells to nearly 900 cases; global data shows ‘mixed picture’ Healio / 24 June 2022 GPs could initiate treatment for chronic hepatitis C, say researchers Pulse / 03 June 2022 U.S. reports 180 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children, as researchers investigate potential causes STAT / 23 May 2022 CDC investigating 109 unusual hepatitis cases in kids in outbreak STAT / 09 May 2022 Ensuring high-quality viral hepatitis care for refugees from Ukraine EASL / 04 May 2022 Hepatitis cases detected in children in Europe and the US BBC / 20 April 2022 Acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland World Health Organization / 20 April 2022 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 and resources?Visit our country information pages > Keep up to date with the latest hepatitis newsSign up for our free monthly email bulletin >