All the news Showing 10 of 39 articles from: SpainGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources 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 ... Hepatitis C elimination 12 good practices that should be part of the hepatitis C standard of care Keith Alcorn / 25 March 2021 Hepatitis C programmes and health services should review whether they are using best practices in diagnosis, treatment and care of people with hepatitis C, and update service models to improve hepatitis C elimination ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Liver cancer risk after hepatitis C cure is lower in people with HIV Keith Alcorn / 24 August 2020 People with HIV who were cured of hepatitis C were less likely than HIV-negative people to develop hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC – liver cancer) in the three-and-a-half years after completing hepatitis C treatment, Spanish ... Treatment for people living with HIV and HCV Hepatitis C treatment in adolescents and young people late but successful, Spanish study shows Keith Alcorn / 05 May 2020 Treatment for hepatitis C was highly effective in clearing the virus in young people co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C through vertical infection, despite advanced fibrosis in one-third, Spanish researchers report in the ... Models of care HepCheck screening programme links 80% to hepatitis C care in 4 European countries Keith Alcorn / 21 January 2020 Hepatitis C screening programmes targeting the homeless, people who inject drugs and prisoners achieved linkage to specialist care in over 80% of people diagnosed with hepatitis C, a four-country European study found. The study ... When is HCV cured? Does hepatitis C virus remain in the body after successful treatment? Keith Alcorn / 11 September 2019 Persistence of very low-level hepatitis C infection after a sustained virologic response to hepatitis C treatment is an extremely rare event and is not associated with any liver damage, Spanish ... Treatment in liver transplanted Advent of DAAs accompanied by dramatic improvement in survival after HCV-related liver transplant Michael Carter / 18 July 2018 Survival among people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) undergoing liver transplant has improved significantly since the introduction of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), investigators from Catalonia report in the Journal of Hepatology. Thanks to DAAs, there ... ← First123...4Next → 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