Spain Services, news and resources from Spain Tweet Jump to NewsNews in other languagesLibrary resources News 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 ... Treatment outcomes Cognitive function improves after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 22 October 2021 Curing hepatitis C improves cognitive function, especially in older people already showing signs of cognitive impairment, a Spanish study has found. Cognitive impairment covers a wide spectrum of problems with memory, concentration, learning, attention ... Coronavirus Antiviral treatments for hepatitis B may reduce severity of COVID-19 or risk of infection Keith Alcorn / 25 June 2021 People taking tenofovir (Viread) as treatment for hepatitis B were significantly less likely to suffer severe COVID-19 or to need mechanical ventilation after admission to hospital than people taking the alternative hepatitis B ... Treatment for people living with HIV and HCV HIV treatment choice affects improvement in liver after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 08 June 2021 People with HIV who were cured of hepatitis C experienced greater reductions in liver stiffness if they were taking an antiretroviral regimen that contained a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI), Spanish researchers report ... Screening policy Let’s leverage SARS-CoV2 vaccination to screen for hepatitis C in Spain, in Europe, around the world Journal of Hepatology / 07 April 2021 More news News in other languages MSD lanza un nuevo dispositivo para dosificar peginterferon alfa-2b en hepatitis C ASSCAT / 17 December 2013 El virus de la hepatitis C puede sobrevivir hasta seis semanas fuera del organismo gTt / 17 December 2013 Buenas noticias para pacientes con hepatitis C ASSCAT / 26 November 2013 AASLD 2013: Análisis conjunto de dos estudios con faldaprevir en el tratamiento del VHC de genotipo 1 gTt / 15 November 2013 AASLD 2013: Diversos estudios destacan la necesidad de aumentar el cribado de la hepatitis C gTt / 14 November 2013 More Library resources ASSCATINFORM@Nº13 TypeWeb page PublishedApril 2013 Posted byAssociació Catalana de Malalts d'Hepatitis (ASSCAT) - Catalan Association of Hepatitis Patients AuthorASSCAT ¿Qué debo saber sobre el tratamiento de la Hepatitis C? TypeWeb page PublishedFebruary 2013 Posted byAssociació Catalana de Malalts d'Hepatitis (ASSCAT) - Catalan Association of Hepatitis Patients AuthorgTt; ASSCAT Hepatitis C, información para pacientes TypeWeb page PublishedJuly 2012 Posted byAssociació Catalana de Malalts d'Hepatitis (ASSCAT) - Catalan Association of Hepatitis Patients AuthorMSD con la colaboración de ASSCAT y otras organizaciones View more resources Do you work for a hepatitis organisation?Add your organisation to the listings > World Hepatitis Alliance policy report on the prevention and control of viral hepatitis Download the report for Spain To see all of the World Hepatitis Alliance Global Policy Reports, please visit the WHA website. ELPA’s Euro Hepatitis Care Index Download Indicators for Spain on prevention; screening; access to treatment; national strategy; outcomes. To see all of the European Care Index and compare indicators between counties please visit: www.hep-index.eu/index-map.html.