infohep news

• NAFLD

  Fatty liver raises the risk of death in people with HIV and hepatitis C

  Keith Alcorn / 15 September 2019

  People with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection who had fatty liver disease were twice as likely to die during a five-year follow-up period as their counterparts without fatty liver disease, ...

• When is HCV cured?

  Does hepatitis C virus remain in the body after successful treatment?

  Keith Alcorn / 11 September 2019

  Persistence of very low-level hepatitis C infection after a sustained virologic response to hepatitis C treatment is an extremely rare event and is not associated with any liver damage, Spanish ...

• Treatment for people living with HIV and HCV

  Curing hepatitis C may reduce inflammation in people with HIV

  Liz Highleyman / 11 September 2019

  Successful treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) may lead to a reduction in immune activation related to leakage of bacteria from the gut in people with HIV/HCV co-infection, according to ...

• Side effects

  FDA warns of rare cases of serious liver injury with newer hepatitis C drugs

  Keith Alcorn / 29 August 2019

  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about the risk of serious liver injury in people with hepatitis C after starting recently approved direct-acting antiviral regimens that contain ...

• Access to medicines & diagnostics

  Voluntary licensing of hepatitis C drugs has led to more people on treatment

  Keith Alcorn / 28 August 2019

  Voluntary licensing of hepatitis C treatments to generic drug manufacturers for sale in lower- and middle-income countries has increased the number of people treated by approximately 70 per thousand people diagnosed with hepatitis ...