All the news Showing 10 of 68 articles from: Social issuesGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources High hepatitis C reinfection rate in prison study highlights harm reduction needs Keith Alcorn / 20 April 2022 Hepatitis C reinfection rates were high in Australian prisoners who took part in a study of hepatitis C treatment in prisons, researchers from the University of New South Wales report in the ... Dangerous Medicine: The Story Behind Human Experiments with Hepatitis – review The Guardian / 09 March 2022 Short stay in prison increases the risk of hepatitis C for people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 03 September 2021 People who use drugs were over 50% more likely to acquire hepatitis C between 2004 and 2019 if they spent even a brief period in prison, a prospective study carried out in ... Hepatitis C in prisons: testing and treatment crucial to elimination University of New South Wales / 21 May 2021 High hepatitis C cure rate achieved in New York prisons Keith Alcorn / 09 December 2020 Hepatitis C treatment in prisons can result in a high cure rate but people released from prison during treatment are less likely to be cured due to challenges in medication supply, continuity ... To eliminate blood-borne infections in Canada, we have to remember that prison health is public health Globe & Mail / 25 March 2020 Strategies to Reduce HCV Incidence in At-Risk European Populations Clinical Care Options / 23 August 2019 What to call someone who uses heroin? EurekAlert / 21 July 2019 Is opt-out testing for HCV improving testing rates in UK prisons? Keith Alcorn / 04 April 2019 Testing rates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in prisons in the United Kingdom remain far below the national minimum target of 50% and without radical change, prison testing rates will pose a ... New UN guidelines to mainstream human rights in the global drugs debate The Conversation / 19 March 2019 ← First12345...7Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Human rights Stigma and discrimination Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics Prisoners Migrants Conference news Noticeboard Email bulletins News feeds