All the news Showing 10 of 926 articlesGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources NAFLD Fatty liver disease raises the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with HIV Keith Alcorn / 28 March 2022 Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease or liver fibrosis raised the risk of cardiovascular disease in people with HIV who have either normal body weight or are under 60, Italian and Canadian ... Coronavirus 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 ... Depression Depression, anxiety, cognitive performance improve after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 18 March 2022 Depression, anxiety and cognitive performance each improved significantly in people cured of hepatitis C, Indian researchers report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. Anxiety and depression are frequently reported by people with hepatitis C ... Epidemiology 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 ... Treatment for people living with HIV and HCV 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 ... Screening policy Universal hepatitis C screening in pregnancy improves case detection Keith Alcorn / 23 February 2022 Implementing universal testing for hepatitis C during pregnancy improved case detection 7.5-fold compared to the previous regime of risk-based screening, a research group from the University of Pittsburgh reported last week at the ... Mother to child Immunoglobulin-free strategy highly effective for prevention of mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission in Cambodia Keith Alcorn / 22 February 2022 A hepatitis B immunuglobulin-free strategy for prevention of mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission is feasible and highly effective in a resource-limited setting if tenofovir is given for at least four weeks prior to delivery, ... Hepatitis C elimination Hepatitis C treatment and cure targets for people living with HIV still not being met in Europe Alain Volny-Anne / 22 February 2022 While over 90% of people living with HIV in Europe have been tested for hepatitis C, diagnosis remains suboptimal in the east of the continent. In three of five European ... Transmission, epidemiology and prevention 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 ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Antihistamine use halved the risk of liver cancer in people with viral hepatitis Keith Alcorn / 08 February 2022 Antihistamines used for relief of allergies and hay fever halved the risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC; liver cancer) in people with viral hepatitis during a ten-year follow-up period, a review of ... ← Prev12345...93Next → 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 Noticeboard Email bulletins News feeds