All the news Showing 10 of 45 articles from: Diagnosis and monitoringGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Need for expansion of hepatitis C screening among veterans, 'baby-boom' generation and pregnant women highlighted Keith Alcorn / 04 November 2013 Two large studies of the 'baby-boom' generation in the United States suggest that at least 50,000 US military veterans have undiagnosed hepatitis C, and that around 80% of people with hepatitis C ... 1% of US deaths related to viral hepatitis Michael Carter / 30 September 2013 Viral hepatitis was associated with approximately 1% of deaths in the US in 2010, research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases demonstrates. The burden of mortality associated with hepatitis B virus ... People with HIV/HCV co-infection and advanced liver fibrosis can rapidly develop decompensated liver disease Michael Carter / 10 September 2013 People living with HIV who have hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection and advanced liver fibrosis can rapidly develop decompensated liver disease even though they do not have cirrhosis of the liver, ... Hepatitis C is often not diagnosed until symptoms occur Liz Highleyman / 02 September 2013 Nearly half of people with hepatitis C are not tested for the virus until they develop clinical signs and symptoms such as elevated liver enzymes or jaundice, according to a US study described ... Number of patients diagnosed with HCV in England increased by a third between 2010 and 2012 Michael Carter / 25 July 2013 The UK is making progress in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), a new report published by Public Health England (PHE) shows. Findings of Hepatitis C in the ... 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 ... New cohort shows the impact of hepatitis B and hepatitis C on the 'baby boom' generation Michael Carter / 11 November 2012 A new US study provides more evidence of the disproportionate impact of viral hepatitis infections on the 'baby boom' generation. Writing in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases, investigators from the ... New US guidelines recommend hepatitis C test for everyone born between 1945 and 1965 Michael Carter / 21 August 2012 Anyone born between 1945 and 1965 should be tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to new guidance released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Surveillance (CDC). The guidance quotes ... Decompensated liver disease more frequent in HIV/HCV co-infected people Liz Highleyman / 26 July 2012 Despite effective antiretroviral therapy, people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C remain at higher risk for decompensated liver disease and other liver-related complications than those with hepatitis C alone, according to findings presented on ... Insulin resistance is a big risk factor for the progression of liver fibrosis in HIV/HCV co-infected people Michael Carter / 13 July 2012 Insulin resistance is associated with the progression of liver fibrosis in people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C, Canadian researchers report in the online edition of AIDS. Earlier research has shown that ... ← Prev12345Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Transmission and prevention Diagnosis and monitoring Disease course and symptoms HCV and coinfections Living with HCV Treatment issues Side effects Therapies Liver transplants 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