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 Treatment for people living with HIV and HCV Hepatitis C treatment highly effective in harder-to-treat people with HIV co-infection, Spanish real-life study shows Michael Carter / 16 January 2018 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment using direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) is highly effective and safe in harder-to-treat people with HIV co-infection, Spanish researchers report in AIDS. A sustained virological response (SVR), ... HIV Hepatitis C halved in Spanish people living with HIV in one year due to treatment Keith Alcorn / 27 October 2017 Spain is making dramatic progress towards eliminating hepatitis C in people living with HIV because of widespread use of direct-acting antivirals, Juan Berenguer of Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, reported on Friday at the ... HIV People with HIV/HCV co-infection have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease compared to people with HIV alone Michael Carter / 09 October 2017 People with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection are between a quarter and a third more likely to develop cardiovascular disease compared to people of a similar age with HIV mono-infection, according to the ... NAFLD Switching from efavirenz to raltegravir leads to significant improvements in fatty liver disease in people with HIV Michael Carter / 17 August 2017 Switching to raltegravir from efavirenz is associated with significant improvements in liver steatosis for HIV-positive people with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Spanish investigators report in the online edition of Clinical ... Hepatitis A Warning of hepatitis A outbreak among men who have sex with men in Europe Keith Alcorn / 29 March 2017 An outbreak of hepatitis A in Europe has affected 287 people in at least 13 countries, with large numbers of cases in the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Germany and the ... HIV Co-infection with HCV increases cancer risk for people with HIV Michael Carter / 28 March 2017 People with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection have an increased risk of non-AIDS-defining cancers compared to people with HIV mono-infection, investigators from Spain report in the online edition of AIDS. Even ... Treatment for people living with HIV and HCV DAA therapy cures most people with HIV/HCV co-infection with decompensated cirrhosis or liver transplants Liz Highleyman / 07 March 2017 People with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection with liver cirrhosis or liver failure, and those who received liver transplants, saw high rates of sustained virological response using interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for ... Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Are people with HIV and HCV co-infection who are cured of hepatitis C with DAAs at increased risk for liver cancer? Liz Highleyman / 27 February 2017 People with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection who are successfully treated for hepatitis C using interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy do not appear to have an increased likelihood of developing hepatocellular ... Diabetes & HCV Curing hepatitis C reduces the risk of diabetes & kidney failure in people with HIV/HCV co-infection Keith Alcorn / 01 February 2017 Curing hepatitis C infection substantially reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection, but does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, ... Cirrhosis Portal hypertension less likely to fall after HCV treatment when liver stiffness is severe Keith Alcorn / 24 November 2016 Curing hepatitis C infection moderately reduces portal hypertension, but has less impact in people with more severe liver stiffness due to fibrosis, Spanish researchers reported at the 2016 AASLD Liver Meeting last week ... ← Prev1234Next → 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