IAS 2013 Juan Macías of Hospital Universitario de Valme in Seville, Spain. © Liz Highleyman / hivandhepatitis.comFibroscan Hepatitis news infohep news Treatment for people living with HIV and HCV People with HIV/HCV co-infection can do well on hepatitis C triple therapy despite contraindications Liz Highleyman / 24 July 2013 Nearly three-quarters of people with HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) co-infection in the French HEPAVIH cohort achieved end-of-treatment virological response to hepatitis C treatment with telaprevir plus pegylated interferon/ribavirin, even though one-third had ... Many people need hepatitis B treatment in the Gambia Liz Highleyman / 17 July 2013 About 8% of people tested through a community-based screening program in the Gambia have hepatitis B, and about 8% of these have advanced liver disease and meet European criteria for antiviral therapy, according ... Access to medicines & diagnostics Hepatitis C treatment costs could fall to $200 per treatment course for much of the world after 2025 Keith Alcorn / 12 July 2013 Within 15 years, it may be possible to cure hepatitis C for $100-200 for a 12-week treatment course using two direct-acting antivirals plus ribavirin produced by generic manufacturers, according to an analysis ... Interferon-free regimens AbbVie interferon-free hepatitis C combo works well with reduced ribavirin dose Liz Highleyman / 10 July 2013 People taking hepatitis C treatment who reduced their dose of ribavirin due to side-effects nevertheless had a high likelihood of achieving sustained virological response when treated with an all-oral regimen containing three ... FibroScan Fibroscan accurately predicts liver decompensation and death in HIV/HCV co-infected people Liz Highleyman / 10 July 2013 The non-invasive transient elastometry method of estimating liver damage may be a better way to predict which people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C will progress to decompensated liver cirrhosis and death, researchers ... Sexual transmission Hepatitis C reinfection occurs frequently among gay men living with HIV in London Michael Carter / 10 July 2013 There is a high incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection among gay men living with HIV in London, results of a study published in the online edition of AIDS show. The research ... View more > Editors' picks from other sources View more > Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Conference news Email bulletin archive