All the news Showing 10 of 72 articles from: United KingdomGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Epidemiology Hepatitis C in England: deaths decline but new infections steady since 2011 Keith Alcorn / 09 June 2020 The number of people with chronic hepatitis C infection in England has fallen by 30% since 2016 due to direct-acting antiviral treatment, says Public Health England in a new report on the ... Coronavirus Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease does not raise the risk of COVID-19, gene study shows Keith Alcorn / 26 May 2020 People with a genetic profile that strongly predicts non-alcoholic or metabolic-associated fatty liver disease were not at higher risk of being hospitalised with COVID-19 in the United Kingdom, an analysis of the ... Sex between men Hepatitis C spreading through same networks and practices in HIV-positive and HIV-negative gay and bisexual men in England Keith Alcorn / 09 April 2020 Gay and bisexual men who acquire hepatitis C infection while using pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention are part of the same sexual networks and have the same risk factors as HIV-positive ... Coronavirus Coronavirus (COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2) and viral hepatitis: sources of information Keith Alcorn / 26 March 2020 COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect your lungs and airways. It's caused by a virus called coronavirus. The most common symptoms of coronavirus are a fever (high temperature) and/or dry cough, shortness of ... Hepatitis C elimination London sets out route map for hepatitis C elimination Keith Alcorn / 13 March 2020 Healthcare professionals, local government and community organisations have launched a London route map for hepatitis C elimination, setting out five 'opportunity' areas for an intensified focus on reaching undiagnosed people and vulnerable populations ... Harm reduction interventions and policy Increase in clean needle and syringe provision essential for hepatitis C elimination Keith Alcorn / 12 February 2020 Elimination of hepatitis C will not be achievable without substantial improvements in provision of sterile injecting equipment, Dr Magdalena Harris of London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine told a conference on hepatitis ... Screening and testing policy London: hepatitis C elimination depends on testing scale-up Keith Alcorn / 28 January 2020 London needs to step up the rate of testing for hepatitis C if it is to achieve elimination of hepatitis C, Professor Graham Foster of Queen Mary University London told the London ... Harm reduction interventions and policy Peer-led outreach improves uptake of hepatitis C care among homeless and people who use drugs Keith Alcorn / 24 January 2020 Intensive peer support during engagement with hepatitis C care was associated with a high level of engagement in care among vulnerable people including recently homeless people and people who inject drugs in London, ... 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 ... Sex between men Hepatitis C screening among PrEP users could eliminate hepatitis C infections in gay men in UK Keith Alcorn / 13 January 2020 Increasing the frequency of hepatitis C screening in gay and bisexual men taking pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the United Kingdom has the potential to reduce new hepatitis C infections in ... ← Prev12345...8Next → 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