Gilead's former general counsel — key to drug maker's battle against Covid, HIV and hepatitis C — lands at Peninsula law firm
Brett Pletcher spent nearly 18 years at Gilead during the company's biggest expansion stage to a multibillion-dollar drug maker. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - July 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ron Leuty Source Type: news

Single-Visit Sample Collection Recommended for Hep C Testing
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 -- Use of strategies that require multiple visits to collect blood for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing should be discontinued and replaced by single-visit sample collection, according to research published in the July 14 issue... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - July 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Hepatitis C Vaccine Is Essential for Expediting Elimination
(MedPage Today) -- The 2022 World Health Organization (WHO) report estimated 58 million people live with chronic hepatitis C, while approximately 40% of people are unaware of their infection. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome, discovered in 1989... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - July 13, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Updated Operational Guidance for Implementing CDC's Recommendations on Testing for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
This report describes new CDC guidance for completing hepatitis C virus testing. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - July 13, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news

South Africa: Breakthrough Hepatitis C Cures Slowly Becoming More Widely Available
[spotlight] Almost a decade after they were first proven to be safe and highly effective, game-changing medicines to cure hepatitis C are finally becoming more widely available in South Africa. But not all the regulatory and other challenges behind the delay have yet been overcome and, as a result, access remains relatively limited for now. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - July 13, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine South Africa Southern Africa Source Type: news

A Decade After First DAA, Only 1 in 3 Are HCV Free A Decade After First DAA, Only 1 in 3 Are HCV Free
Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection face barriers at every step, from diagnosis to accessing breakthrough direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications, experts say.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - July 12, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news

Global Treatment Rate and Barriers to DAA Therapy Global Treatment Rate and Barriers to DAA Therapy
A better understanding of the common barriers to DAA treatment for chronic hepatitis C will help increase treatment rates and improve access.Liver International (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - July 7, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news

Hepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 -- Did you know the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there were nearly 68,000 new cases of acute hepatitis C in 2020 and over 107,000 newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C? To help you... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - July 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

'Jarringly' Low Hep C Cure Rates a Decade After New Treatments, CDC Says
(MedPage Today) -- Only one in three U.S. adults infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been cured since direct-acting antivirals became available 10 years ago, CDC data showed. Among 1 million adults with evidence of initial infection using... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - June 30, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

CDC: Too Many Americans Cannot Access the Cure for Hepatitis C
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 -- More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, according to research published in the June 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

CDC: Cure for Hepatitis C Out of Reach for Many
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 -- More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, according to research published in the June 30 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 29, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Hepatitis C Can Kill, But Too Many Can't Access the Cure
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 -- More than 2 million people in the United States have hepatitis C, but most are not getting the safe treatment that can cure the disease, public health officials said Thursday. A new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 29, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Hepatitis C Virus Clearance Cascade - United States, 2013-2022
This report describes progress towards achieving hepatitis C viral clearance by 2030. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - June 29, 2023 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Source Type: news

Is A Broadly Protective And Long Lasting Hepatitis C Vaccine Possible?
Current understanding of the hepatitis C virus requires that a vaccine be both broadly protective and long lasting. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news

How Do You Get Hepatitis C? Here ’s What to Know
WEDNESDAY, June 14, 2023 -- Hepatitis C is a viral infection of the liver no one wants to catch, so knowing how that can happen can be critical. The American Liver Foundation estimates that it affects about 2.7 million people in the United States... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news