Italy News and resources from Italy Tweet Jump to NewsNews in other languages News NAFLD Fatty liver disease raises the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with HIV Keith Alcorn / 28 March 2022 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or liver fibrosis raised the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with HIV who have either normal body weight or are under 60, Italian and Canadian ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Some people remain at risk for liver cancer despite hepatitis C treatment Liz Highleyman / 22 December 2021 Some people with liver cirrhosis remain at risk for developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) even after hepatitis C treatment, according to study results presented at The Liver Meeting. Not achieving a cure was the biggest ... Treatment in cirrhosis Liver function improves in most people with cirrhosis after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 18 May 2021 Most people with hepatitis C and liver cirrhosis experience improvement in liver function after direct-acting antiviral treatment, but a small minority – mainly those with a history of liver decompensation – may ... Liver transplants Liver transplants and COVID-19 Keith Alcorn / 28 April 2020 Liver specialists in New York report a high frequency of severe COVID-19 cases in organ transplant recipients who became infected with SARS-CoV-2, while Italian specialists report that 15 of 17 patients who underwent ... Treatment outcomes Does portal hypertension always improve after hepatitis C cure? Keith Alcorn / 10 May 2018 Although portal hypertension improves in the majority of people with hepatitis C and cirrhosis after hepatitis C is cured, not all people experience improvement, and oesophageal varices may continue to ... More news News in other languages Italy: Emergenza infezione cronica da virus epatitici - medici e pazienti chiedono con urgenza un piano nazionale ed un fondo vincolato EpaC onlus / 26 November 2013 Epatite C, Fda approva simeprevir EpaC onlus / 26 November 2013 Italy: La Asl non ha più soldi. Niente farmaci ai malati di epatite HD / 21 November 2013 I risultati di un’indagine multinazionale evidenziano scarsa conoscenza dell’epatite virale e del tumore al fegato e rafforzano la necessita’ di attivita’ di sensibilizzazione EpaC / 29 October 2013 Epatite C, ok del Chmp EMA per uso compassionevole del sofosbuvir in pazienti trapiantati di fegato e in lista di attesa per il trapianto EpaC / 29 October 2013 More