All the news Showing 6 of 16 articles from: Screening policyGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources People living with HIV in the US are infrequently screened for HCV Michael Carter / 24 September 2014 People living with HIV are infrequently screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to US research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. The retrospective study examined screening practices ... 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 ... Early hepatitis C treatment may not be cost-saving in France - but early diagnosis will save money Keith Alcorn / 07 May 2013 Treating hepatitis C earlier than recommended by current French and European treatment guidelines, before the development of severe liver fibrosis, may not result in substantial cost savings even if the price of direct-acting ... Hepatitis B treatment and care in the UK need to evolve to keep pace with the global epidemic Michael Carter / 09 January 2013 “Persistent HBV [hepatitis B virus] infection has changed its face in the UK,” research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases shows. The study found considerable diversity in viral genotype and ... 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 ... Hepatitis C testing rate low and knowledge of the infection poor in the US "baby boomer" generation Michael Carter / 18 May 2012 Only a quarter of US individuals in the generation most likely to have hepatitis C have ever been tested for the infection, results of a survey conducted by the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) ... ← Prev12Next → 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