All the news Showing 10 of 12 articles.Get an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources 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, ... High prevalence of viral hepatitis among healthcare workers in Africa Keith Alcorn / 21 June 2021 Almost 7% of healthcare workers in Africa have hepatitis B and 5% have hepatitis C, according to a systematic review of published studies. Greater efforts to vaccinate against hepatitis B and improve ... New WHO guidance on preventing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B Keith Alcorn / 28 July 2020 Pregnant women who test positive for hepatitis B infection and have a high level of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in the blood should receive preventive antiviral therapy with tenofovir from the 28th week ... 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 ... All pregnant women in the United States should be screened for hepatitis C, say specialists Keith Alcorn / 20 September 2018 Hepatitis C specialists from several of the largest medical schools in the United States say that changes in the epidemiology of hepatitis C over the past decade make it essential to switch ... Survey shows more than 800,000 people in US have hepatitis B, half of them Asian Liz Highleyman / 23 February 2016 Although nearly 70 million people in the US have been vaccinated against hepatitis B virus (HBV), there are still 847,000 people with evidence of infection, about 400,000 of whom are Asian, according ... 1% of US deaths related to viral hepatitis Michael Carter / 30 September 2013 Viral hepatitis was associated with approximately 1% of deaths in the US in 2010, research published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases demonstrates. The burden of mortality associated with hepatitis B virus ... Hepatitis B vaccine is effective for up to 15 years Liz Highleyman / 12 September 2012 Nearly all children who received three doses of hepatitis B vaccine achieved immunity, but about 20% fell below the protective antibody threshold by year 15, Canadian researchers reported on Monday at the ... Professional tattooing in sterile environment not associated with risk of hepatitis C Michael Carter / 08 February 2012 Tattooing or body piercing in professional parlours is not associated with an increased risk of infection with hepatitis C virus, a literature review published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases shows. However, ... Studies from US and Spain show that hepatitis vaccination programmes not reaching target populations Michael Carter / 23 January 2012 The majority of US adults at risk of hepatitis B remain unvaccinated against the potentially life-threatening infection of hepatitis, according to research published in advance of print in the online edition of ... ← First12Next → 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