All the news Showing 10 of 326 articles from: United KingdomGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Coronavirus Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease does not raise the risk of COVID-19, gene study shows Keith Alcorn / 26 May 2020 People with a genetic profile that strongly predicts non-alcoholic or metabolic-associated fatty liver disease were not at higher risk of being hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, an analysis of the ... Coronavirus What does COVID-19 mean for hepatitis C elimination plans in London? Drink and Drugs News / 06 May 2020 Sex between men Hepatitis C spreading through same networks and practices in HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay and bisexual men in England Keith Alcorn / 09 April 2020 Gay and bisexual men who acquire hepatitis C infection while using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention are part of the same sexual networks and have the same risk factors as HIV-positive ... Coronavirus Coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2) and viral hepatitis: sources of information Keith Alcorn / 26 March 2020 COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus. The most common symptoms of coronavirus are a fever (high temperature) and/or dry cough, shortness of ... Hepatitis C elimination London sets out route map for hepatitis C elimination Keith Alcorn / 13 March 2020 Healthcare professionals, local government and community organisations have launched a London route map for hepatitis C elimination, setting out five 'opportunity' areas for an intensified focus on reaching undiagnosed people and vulnerable populations ... Testing for hepatitis C Intervention to help GPs identify and treat patients with hepatitis C found to be effective Eurekalert (press release) / 12 March 2020 Harm reduction interventions and policy Increase in clean needle and syringe provision essential for hepatitis C elimination Keith Alcorn / 12 February 2020 Elimination of hepatitis C will not be achievable without substantial improvements in provision of sterile injecting equipment, Dr Magdalena Harris of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told a conference on hepatitis ... Screening and testing policy London: hepatitis C elimination depends on testing scale-up Keith Alcorn / 28 January 2020 London needs to step up the rate of testing for hepatitis C if it is to achieve elimination of hepatitis C, Professor Graham Foster of Queen Mary University London told the London ... Harm reduction interventions and policy Peer-led outreach improves uptake of hepatitis C care among homeless and people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 24 January 2020 Intensive peer support during engagement with hepatitis C care was associated with a high level of engagement in care among vulnerable people including recently homeless people and people who inject drugs in London, ... Models of care HepCheck screening programme links 80% to hepatitis C care in 4 European countries Keith Alcorn / 21 January 2020 Hepatitis C screening programmes targeting the homeless, people who inject drugs and prisoners achieved linkage to specialist care in over 80% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C, a four-country European study found. The study ... ← Prev1...34567...33Next → 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 Conference news Email bulletin archive