All the news Showing 10 of 68 articles from: Social issuesGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Tackling HIV and hepatitis C in Europe: towards minimum standards Gus Cairns / 11 February 2019 Despite the huge disparities in care that were highlighted, last week's Standard of Care for HIV and Coinfections in Europe meeting in Bucharest featured discussions that could form the basis of a European-wide ... Hepatitis C Fight Hinges on Prisons U.S. News & World Report / 05 February 2019 Targeted Hepatitis C testing misses substantial number of cases in correctional setting Boston Medical Center press release / 20 November 2018 Recent incarceration increases HIV and hepatitis C risk for people who inject drugs Michael Carter / 19 November 2018 People who inject drugs (PWID) recently released from prison or jail have a substantially increased risk of acquiring infection with HIV or hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to the results of a systematic ... Incarceration is likely to increase HIV and HCV transmission among people who inject drugs, new study finds University of Bristol / 31 October 2018 What are the barriers to hepatitis C treatment in prisons? Keith Alcorn / 15 October 2018 Lack of privacy, lack of peer support and lack of harm reduction are perceived as the biggest barriers to improving the uptake of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among prisoners, a qualitative ... Psychological relief is the most important benefit of a hepatitis C cure for patients Roger Pebody / 13 September 2018 When asked to describe what their hepatitis C cure meant to them, Australians who had recently completed treatment emphasised an improved sense of psychological wellbeing, according to a qualitative study recently published in ... Hep C treatment must respect patient needs, says UNSW report University of New South Wales / 15 August 2018 Failure to provide naloxone at the point of release for most prisoners is putting lives at risk Drink & Drug News / 11 July 2018 State Prisons Fail To Offer Cure To 144000 Inmates With Deadly Hepatitis C Kaiser Health News / 09 July 2018 ← Prev12345...7Next → 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 Human rights Stigma and discrimination Confidentiality, consent and medical ethics Prisoners Migrants Conference news Email bulletin archive