Confirmation of HCV Screening Strategies in Primary Care Confirmation of HCV Screening Strategies in Primary Care
This study aimed to validate a proposed risk-based screening algorithm for hepatitis C to be implemented in a primary care setting.Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Impact of DAA Treatment on Health Utility in Patients With HCV Impact of DAA Treatment on Health Utility in Patients With HCV
How did treatment with direct-acting antivirals impact the quality of life in a cohort of patients with chronic hepatitis C, and did it vary between those treated in hospital or community clinics?Liver International (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Gastroenterology Journal Article Source Type: news
Dried Blood Spot Test Validated for HIV, Hep B, and Hep C Dried Blood Spot Test Validated for HIV, Hep B, and Hep C
A test for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C that uses a single dried blood spot could increase testing for these viruses in high-risk and challenging settings, new data show.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hiv-Aids Headlines - April 19, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Africa: Initiative Aims to Prevent Hep C Infection in Marginalized Groups in Low-Income Countries
[UN News] A $31 million investment announced on Tuesday seeks to prevent hepatitis C infection among people who inject drugs and other high-risk populations in low and middle-income countries. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 18, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Gap in Hepatitis C Treatment Initiation in First Nations Patients Gap in Hepatitis C Treatment Initiation in First Nations Patients
First Nations groups collaborated in a population-based study that identified shortcomings in care for patients with hepatitis C in Ontario.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - April 14, 2023 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
A Cure For Hepatitis C: Diagnosis And Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs
This is fifth installment in my series on progress toward the elimination of Hepatitis C infection and disease. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 14, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
2016 to 2020 Saw Increase in Hepatitis C Infection in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 -- From 2016 to 2020, there was an increase in the rate of hepatitis C virus infection in mothers giving birth, followed by a decrease from 2020 through 2021, according to the April 11 National Vital Statistics Reports, a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 11, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Review Quantifies Incidence of HIV, Hep C in Persons Who Inject Drugs
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 -- Among people who inject drugs (PWID), the pooled incidences of HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are 1.7 and 12.1 per 100 person-years, respectively, with increased risks in young PWID and in women, according to a review... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
The Unique Challenges of the Fentanyl Epidemic
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 107,477 drug-related deaths occurred from August 2021 to August 2022, with the majority attributed to the potent synthetic opioid, fentanyl. These provisional estimates reflect a modest (2.57%) decrease from the previous year, defying an increasing trend that has persisted for the last 20 years where opioids have been the primary driver of overdose deaths. Through its evolutions, the current opioid epidemic has proven to be an ever-moving target, and there’s much we still need to learn in order to curb fentanyl exposure and overdose.
The origins...
Source: TIME: Health - April 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jermaine Jones Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
Children with Hep C treated
Two hundred children in England have received treatment for hepatitis C as part of a NHS programme. (Source: NHS Networks)
Source: NHS Networks - April 4, 2023 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Direct Acting Antiviral Drugs For The Treatment Of Hepatitis C
Recent progress in the development of several highly active, anti-hepatitis C drugs has been a triumph of modern medicine. These drugs usher in an era of effective treatment and even elimination of hepatitis C both nationally and globally. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
Direct-Acting Antiviral Drugs For The Treatment Of Hepatitis C
Recent progress in the development of several highly active, anti-hepatitis C drugs has been a triumph of modern medicine. These drugs usher in an era of effective treatment and even elimination of hepatitis C both nationally and globally. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - April 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news
HIV and hepatitis C virus monitoring needs to increase to achieve global elimination goals
Countries must intensify efforts to track HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence among people who inject drugs, and to prioritise this group in prevention and elimination work, according to new University of Bristol-led research, published online in The Lancet Gastroenterology& Hepatology. (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - March 28, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Health, International, Research; Faculty of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Institutes, Institutes, Bristol Population Health Science Institute; Press Release Source Type: news
White House budget includes ambitious push to eliminate hepatitis C
The Biden administration's fiscal year 2024 budget proposal, announced yesterday, aims to eliminate hepatitis C from the United States by creating a nationwide program to fight the disease. If funded by Congress, the 5-year, $11.3 billion program would expand testing, broaden access to powerful antiviral drugs, and boost awareness.
“I can’t really recall a circumstance quite like this, where we have the chance to do something this groundbreaking, so we just have to figure out how to make it work,” Francis Collins, acting science adviser to President Joe Biden and former head of the National Institutes of Health...
Source: ScienceNOW - March 11, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Hepatitis C, The Disease, Epidemiology, Treatment, Eradication Part 3: United States Epidemiology
In the third part of this series, we illustrate the scope of hepatitis C infections in the United States and highlight the inequities in disease burden across various groups of people. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - March 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & Source Type: news
