All the news Showing 10 of 32 articles.Get an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Emergency needle exchange in Indiana reduces HIV and HCV risk for people who inject drugs Liz Highleyman / 30 October 2015 An emergency syringe exchange program implemented after an outbreak of HIV earlier this year in the state of Indiana led to a decrease in risk behaviours including needle sharing during its first five ... Why is injecting equipment re-used? Drug users do their own research to find out Roger Pebody / 22 October 2015 Even in the context of the relatively good access to harm reduction services in Australia, the principle reasons for people who inject drugs to re-use syringes relate to the convenience of services, ... Treatment for prevention for hepatitis C in French drug users could cut HCV prevalence by two-thirds in 10 years Keith Alcorn / 12 April 2014 A combination of increased testing, improved linkage to care and treatment immediately after diagnosis with interferon-free regimens has the potential to substantially reduce the incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus ... Testing HCV positive has a sustained impact on drug injecting behaviour Michael Carter / 08 January 2014 Diagnosis with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with a sustained reduction in injecting drug use, according to Canadian research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Each additional three months ... 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 ... WHO hepatitis report: almost two-thirds of countries lack a national strategy on viral hepatitis Keith Alcorn / 24 July 2013 A survey of World Health Organization member countries released ahead of World Hepatitis Day on 28 July shows that nearly two-thirds still have no national plan to combat hepatitis, despite a 2010 ... New HCV combinations could have a big role in prevention, but only if treatment rates increase Michael Carter / 15 May 2013 New combinations of hepatitis C drugs could have major public health benefits, a modelling study published in the online edition of Hepatology shows. Scaling-up treatment rates in Edinburgh, Melbourne and Vancouver has the ... Report highlights major failings in UK response to hepatitis C Michael Carter / 07 May 2013 The UK needs to “be doing so much more” in response to hepatitis C, according to a new report. Supported by a consortium of leading hepatitis C charities, Confronting the silent epidemic: a ... Sexual transmission of hepatitis C very rare in monogamous heterosexual couples Michael Carter / 08 April 2013 Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among monogamous heterosexual couples is extremely rare, investigators from the United States report in Hepatology. The maximum incidence of sexual transmission was just 0.07% per year, equivalent ... Sharing drug preparation equipment a potential source of hepatitis C transmission Michael Carter / 27 December 2012 Drug users who share injecting equipment such as water, filters and water containers are potentially putting themselves at risk of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to German research published in the ... ← Prev1234Next → 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