All the news Showing 10 of 60 articles from: Social issuesGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources 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 Tackling HIV and hepatitis C in Europe: towards minimum standards Gus Cairns / 11 February 2019 Despite the huge disparities in care that were highlighted, last week's Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe meeting in Bucharest featured discussions that could form the basis of a European-wide ... Hepatitis C Fight Hinges on Prisons U.S. News & World Report / 05 February 2019 Targeted Hepatitis C testing misses substantial number of cases in correctional setting Boston Medical Center press release / 20 November 2018 Recent incarceration increases HIV and hepatitis C risk for people who inject drugs Michael Carter / 19 November 2018 People who inject drugs (PWID) recently released from prison or jail have a substantially increased risk of acquiring infection with HIV or hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to the results of a systematic ... Incarceration is likely to increase HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs, new study finds University of Bristol / 31 October 2018 What are the barriers to hepatitis C treatment in prisons? Keith Alcorn / 15 October 2018 Lack of privacy, lack of peer support and lack of harm reduction are perceived as the biggest barriers to improving the uptake of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among prisoners, a qualitative ... Psychological relief is the most important benefit of a hepatitis C cure for patients Roger Pebody / 13 September 2018 When asked to describe what their hepatitis C cure meant to them, Australians who had recently completed treatment emphasised an improved sense of psychological wellbeing, according to a qualitative study recently published in ... Hep C treatment must respect patient needs, says UNSW report University of New South Wales / 15 August 2018 ← First12345...6Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E NAFLD 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