All the news Showing 10 of 49 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 ... 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 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 ... ← First12345Next → 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