All the news Showing 10 of 46 articles from: PrisonersGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources 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 ... Short stay in prison increases the risk of hepatitis C for people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 03 September 2021 People who use drugs were over 50% more likely to acquire hepatitis C between 2004 and 2019 if they spent even a brief period in prison, a prospective study carried out in ... Hepatitis C in prisons: testing and treatment crucial to elimination University of New South Wales / 21 May 2021 High hepatitis C cure rate achieved in New York prisons Keith Alcorn / 09 December 2020 Hepatitis C treatment in prisons can result in a high cure rate but people released from prison during treatment are less likely to be cured due to challenges in medication supply, continuity ... To eliminate blood-borne infections in Canada, we have to remember that prison health is public health Globe & Mail / 25 March 2020 Strategies to Reduce HCV Incidence in At-Risk European Populations Clinical Care Options / 23 August 2019 Is opt-out testing for HCV improving testing rates in UK prisons? Keith Alcorn / 04 April 2019 Testing rates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in prisons in the United Kingdom remain far below the national minimum target of 50% and without radical change, prison testing rates will pose a ... 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 ← First12345Next → 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