All the news Showing 10 of 343 articles from: Treatment issuesGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources People cured of hepatitis C remain at higher risk of death due to liver- and drug-related causes Keith Alcorn / 24 June 2022 People who have been cured of hepatitis C remain at higher risk of dying from liver-related causes than the general population, but their risk of cardiovascular events goes down after being cured, ... People with diabetes or heavy alcohol consumption at higher risk of severe fibrosis after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 18 May 2022 People with diabetes or high alcohol intake after hepatitis C cure are less likely to experience reductions in liver fibrosis after hepatitis C cure and remained at higher risk of severe liver ... 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 ... Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir is suitable for treatment of genotype 4 variants in Africa Keith Alcorn / 12 April 2022 Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir is safe and effective for the treatment of hepatitis C genotype 4 variants that have naturally occurring resistance to some direct-acting antivirals in the NS5A inhibitor class, a study in Rwanda has ... UK report urges re-think on hepatitis C reinfection Keith Alcorn / 11 April 2022 Progress towards the elimination of hepatitis C is being undermined by a lack of attention to the harm reduction needs of people cured of hepatitis C in the United Kingdom, as ... Accessible care achieves higher hepatitis C cure rate in people who inject drugs Keith Alcorn / 28 March 2022 Hepatitis C care located within a needle and syringe programme in New York achieved a three times higher cure rate than referral to a patient navigator and linkage to medical care at ... COVID-19 pandemic led to a 30% drop in new hepatitis C treatments in the United States Keith Alcorn / 22 March 2022 Hepatitis C testing and treatment initiations in the United States dropped by 30% at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and treatment initiations did not recover to previous levels during ... Hepatitis C prevalence down by 40% since 2015 in England Keith Alcorn / 11 March 2022 The prevalence of hepatitis C in England fell by almost 40% between 2015 and 2020 and deaths due to the virus fell by 35% in the same period, the UK Health Security Agency ... Metabolic disorders cause liver damage in people with HIV more often than viral hepatitis in lower-income countries Keith Alcorn / 01 March 2022 Liver fibrosis in people with HIV in low- and middle-income countries was more often attributable to metabolic disorders than viral hepatitis, a six-country comparative study has found.The findings, presented last ... New cases of hepatitis C declining in people with HIV as access to treatment broadens Keith Alcorn / 21 February 2022 The availability of direct-acting antivirals has led to a 50% reduction in new cases of hepatitis among people with HIV in some high-income settings, a six-country study presented this week ... ← Prev12345...35Next → 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