All the news Showing 10 of 25 articles.Get an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Report highlights major failings in UK response to hepatitis C Michael Carter / 07 May 2013 The UK needs to “be doing so much more” in response to hepatitis C, according to a new report. Supported by a consortium of leading hepatitis C charities, Confronting the silent epidemic: a ... Sexual transmission of hepatitis C very rare in monogamous heterosexual couples Michael Carter / 08 April 2013 Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) among monogamous heterosexual couples is extremely rare, investigators from the United States report in Hepatology. The maximum incidence of sexual transmission was just 0.07% per year, equivalent ... Sharing drug preparation equipment a potential source of hepatitis C transmission Michael Carter / 27 December 2012 Drug users who share injecting equipment such as water, filters and water containers are potentially putting themselves at risk of infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to German research published in the ... Massive increase of hepatitis C incidence in HIV-positive gay men in Switzerland Michael Carter / 30 August 2012 Incidence of hepatitis C virus infections has increased eighteen fold in HIV-positive gay men in Switzerland since 1998, investigators report in the online edition of Clinical Infectious Diseases. Half of all infections in ... Gay and bisexual men who inject drugs more likely to have HIV than other men who inject drugs Michael Carter / 30 May 2012 HIV prevalence is four times higher in gay and bisexual men who inject drugs, compared to heterosexual, male, injecting drug users, UK investigators report in Sexually Transmitted Infections. The study also showed that ... Incidence of hepatitis C re-infection and clearance may be understimated Michael Carter / 26 April 2012 The incidence of hepatitis C re-infection among high-risk individuals who have spontaneously cleared the infection may be higher than previously assumed, a modelling study published in the May 1st edition of the ... Hepatitis C infection now twice as common in HIV+ gay men as injecting drug users, Swiss study finds Gus Cairns / 06 April 2012 Twice as many HIV-positive gay men are now being infected with hepatitis C as HIV-positive injecting drug users, a Swiss study presented to the 19th Retrovirus Conference has found.New hepatitis ... Antiretroviral rollout provides a model for efforts to expand hepatitis C treatment and care in resource-limited settings Michael Carter / 27 March 2012 The rollout of antiretroviral therapy in resource-limited settings provides a model for efforts to increase access to hepatitis C treatment and care in similar settings, investigators argue in the online edition of Clinical ... Hepatitis C surpasses HIV as a cause of death in the US Michael Carter / 21 February 2012 Deaths in the US due to hepatitis C now exceed those caused by HIV, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study showed that there is a ... 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, ... ← Prev123Next → 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