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 EASL 2019: Hepatitis C eliminationHepatitis elimination by 2030 in doubt as countries fail to scale up diagnosis and treatment. Markus Cornberg presenting at The International Liver Congress. Image: EASL Education @EASLeduEASL 2019: Pangenotypic regimensPangenotypic hepatitis C drug combinations curing almost all people who complete treatment, real-world studies show. ELPA board member Gamal Shiha presenting the Egyptian pilot study at The International Liver Congress. Image: ELPA @HepatitisEuropeEASL 2019: Hepatitis C screening policiesSame-day hepatitis C treatment initiation can be achieved at large scale, Egyptian pilot study shows. Margaret Hellard presenting at The International Liver Congress. Image: @AnnetteGaudino and @TAGTeam_TweetsEASL 2019: Finance and funding$51 billion price tag for eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. Hepatitis bulletinSign up for our free monthly hepatitis news bulletin. New to hepatitis?Read our introductory information on viral hepatitis > infohep news Treatment for people who use drugs Hepatitis C treatment in primary care delivers higher cure rate for people who inject drugs Anon / 08 July 2019 Providing treatment for hepatitis C in the primary care setting significantly improves the uptake of treatment and cure rates in people who inject drugs, a randomised study conducted in Australia and New ... Harm reduction interventions and policy Prescribers of opioid substitutes lack funding, facilities and guidelines to treat hepatitis C, global survey reveals Keith Alcorn / 24 June 2019 Only thirty percent of physicians who prescribe opioid substitution therapy to people who inject drugs have also prescribed direct-acting antivirals, despite being ideally placed to offer testing and treatment for hepatitis C, an ... Treatment outcomes Risk of Parkinson's disease lower in people treated for hepatitis C Keith Alcorn / 18 June 2019 People with hepatitis C who received interferon-based treatment were less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, a large study from Taiwan has concluded. The results, published in JAMA Neurology, add to the evidence ... Sex between men Hepatitis C more stigmatising than HIV: gay men’s attitudes towards hepatitis C reinfection Anon / 13 June 2019 Qualitative research with HIV-positive gay and bisexual men in Australia who had been cured of hepatitis C infection revealed that having hepatitis C was more stigmatising than HIV infection. While being a member ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Just 18% of people with hepatitis/HIV co-infection and cirrhosis are screened for liver cancer as often as recommended Roger Pebody / 11 June 2019 There is a “strikingly low adherence” to clinical guidelines for ultrasound screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in Western Europe, researchers report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis.Over years or decades, chronic hepatitis B ... View all infohep news Editors' picks from other sources “Marseilles Bears a Heavy Stigma of Drug Trafficking and Use” – An Interview with Beatrice Stambul Drug Reporter / 15 July 2019 UK: Take home naloxone is not reaching those who most need it The BMJ / 11 July 2019 New scorecard reveals Africa's hepatitis cost The Lancet (free registration required) / 01 July 2019 England: Pharmacy minister urged to let sector dispense hepatitis C treatments Chemist + Druggist / 25 June 2019 Hepatitis B Linked to Cancers Beyond the Liver Hep / 25 June 2019 Direct-Acting Antivirals Don't Increase Adverse Events in Hepatitis C Treatment MD Magazine / 18 June 2019 Early contact with needle-exchange program reduces hepatitis C infection Medical Xpress / 04 June 2019 Trial Evaluating Experimental Hepatitis C Vaccine Concludes National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases / 03 June 2019 HIV-Related Factors Predict Reinforced Hepatitis B Vaccination Success Infectious Disease Advisor / 03 June 2019 What Happens When a Syringe Exchange Is Shut Down Filter / 22 May 2019 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, resources and services?Visit our country information pages > Keep up to date with the latest hepatitis newsSign up for our free monthly email bulletin >