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Point‐of‐Care Screening, Prevalence, and Risk Factors for Hepatitis B Infection Among 3,728 Mainly Undocumented Migrants From Non‐EU Countries in Northern Italy
ConclusionsOur results suggest that point‐of‐care screening is feasible in undocumented migrants and should be targeted according to provenance. Case detection of HBV infection among migrants could potentially reduce HBV incidence in migrants' contacts and in the general population by prompting vaccination of susceptible individuals and care of eligible infected patients.
Source: Journal of Travel Medicine - November 1, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Issa El‐Hamad, Maria Chiara Pezzoli, Erika Chiari, Carmelo Scarcella, Francesco Vassallo, Massimo Puoti, Anna Ciccaglione, Massimo Ciccozzi, Alfredo Scalzini, Francesco Castelli, Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

As the Hepatitis C Marketing Frenzy Continues, a Reminder Not to Ignore the Evidence
The Hepatitis C Spin Cycle Continues Since our last post in July, 2014, about sofosbuvir (Sovaldi, Gilead), the $1000 pill proclaimed to be a wonder drug for the treatment of hepatitis C, the marketing juggernaut for new antiviral drugs for this condition continues to roll along.For example, I just got a notice to look at a Gilead website which proclaims  HCV can be curedIn October, Gilead got permission so sell Harvoni, a new combination drug that includes sofosbuvir and ledipasvir, hailed as a once daily pill that can cure hepatitis C, for a mere $94,500 for a typical treatment course. (See this article in the Wall ...
Source: Health Care Renewal - January 5, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: AbbeVie clinical trials evidence-based medicine Gilead marketing Sovaldi Source Type: blogs

Reconsidering Pauly And Coauthors’ ‘Economic Framework For Preventive Care Advice’
In the November issue of Health Affairs, Mark Pauly and coauthors criticize the lack of cost-effectiveness considerations in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which mandates that health plans include preventive care free at the point of use. The bodies critiqued, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, convene health experts to develop recommendations for immunizations and other preventive services. According to the authors, the task entrusted to these bodies by the ACA, of offering sound advice on preventive care without considering its cost-effectiveness, is “im...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - January 12, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: Claudia Chaufan and Greg Harris Tags: All Categories Health Care Costs Policy Prevention Public Health Research Spending Source Type: blogs

The Fashion Challenges of the Emperor of Hepatitis C Treatment - Now in the BMJ, but Who Will Notice?
As we wrote, most recently last week, the hepatitis C screening and treatment bandwagon keeps rolling along.  There is constant public argument whether about the prices of treatment regimens, which approach $100,000 per patient in the US.  However, nearly all the public chatter, which seems mostly to come from corporate public relations people and marketers, investors and investment advisers, physicians with financial conflicts of interest, and pundits with little background in clinical epidemiology, seems never to question the assumption that the new drugs for hepatitis C are miraculous cures, which, of course, ...
Source: Health Care Renewal - January 15, 2015 Category: Health Management Tags: clinical trials evidence-based medicine health care prices hepatitis C Sovaldi Source Type: blogs

HIV Infection Status as a Predictor of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Testing in Primary Care
Conclusions HIV infection status is independently associated with the likelihood of receiving HCV RNA testing following an anti-HCV+ result. One quarter of anti-HCV+ patients who were also HIV-positive and one third of their HIV-negative counterparts, respectively, did not receive testing to establish active HCV infection, which is imperative for appropriate care and treatment.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - April 29, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

White House Budget includes Prescription Drug Cost Provisions and Publish NPI Numbers on Open Payments
Recently, the White House released its 2017 Budget through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). In the Budget, the Administration lays out some of its concerns about our current healthcare system, including drug costs as they relate to Medicare, Medicaid, and transparency. Addressing the High Cost of Drugs The cost of drugs continues to take center stage, with constant Congressional hearings and Congressional inquiries and probes. The saga now moves to the Executive Branch of the government, with this budget including a package of proposals that focus on Medicare, Medicaid, and drug price transparency. Improvin...
Source: Policy and Medicine - February 22, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: Thomas Sullivan - Policy & Medicine Writing Staff Source Type: blogs

A Pilot Study of Rapid Hepatitis C Testing in Probation and Parole Populations in Rhode Island.
Abstract Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects between five and seven million individuals in the United States and chronic infection can lead to liver disease, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Probation/parole offices are a novel setting for rapid HCV testing, providing outreach to populations at increased risk for HCV infection and/or transmitting HCV to others. While some correctional facilities offer HCV testing, many individuals who present to probation/parole offices are never or briefly incarcerated and may not access medical services. We conducted a rapid HCV testing pilot at probation/parole offices in R...
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - May 4, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Zaller ND, Patry EJ, Bazerman LB, Noska A, Kuo I, Kurth A, Beckwith CG Tags: J Health Care Poor Underserved Source Type: research

Identification of risk factors for hepatitis B and C in Peshawar, Pakistan
Conclusion: The important risk factors, responsible for the high prevalence of hepatitis B and C in our society are household contact, history of dental work, history of surgery, sexual contact, and history of transfusion (blood and its components). The odds ratio of probability for these risk factors are: 4.2 for household contact history, 4.1 for history of dental work, 3.9 for sexual contact, 2.7 for history of surgery, and 2.1 for history of transfusion. Associations of other predictor variables (diabetes status, education level, profession, contact sports, intravenous drug abuse, residence, immunosuppression, and skin...
Source: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care - August 17, 2015 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care Source Type: research

Use of a Preventive Index to Examine Clinic-Level Factors Associated With Delivery of Preventive Care
ConclusionsApproaches that use individual preventive ratios and aggregate prevention indices are promising for understanding and improving preventive service delivery over time. Health insurance remains strongly associated with access to needed preventive care, even for safety net clinic populations.
Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 17, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Health-care waste management in public sector of Tripura, North-East India: An observational study
Conclusion: HCWM scenario including knowledge of health-care workers in Tripura is lacking. Installing proper waste management facilities, raising technical qualification at recruitment and in-service training may improve the situation.
Source: Indian Journal of Community Medicine - November 11, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Arjun Saha Himadri Bhattacharjya Source Type: research

Hepatitis C Virus Screening and Care: Complexity of Implementation in Primary Care Practices Serving Disadvantaged Populations.
Conclusion: Despite a similar framework for STOP HCC implementation, performance varied widely across safety-net practices, which may reflect practice engagement as well as infrastructure or cost challenges beyond practice control. Primary Funding Source: Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. PMID: 31791065 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - December 2, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Turner BJ, Rochat A, Lill S, Bobadilla R, Hernandez L, Choi A, Guerrero JA Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research

Improving Linkage to Care of Hepatitis C: Clinical Validation of GeneXpert ® HCV Viral Load Point-of-Care Assay in Indonesia
This study aimed to evaluate Cepheid Xpert® HCV Viral Load performance in comparison with the Roche Cobas® TaqMan® HCV Test using serum samples of HCV-infected patients in Indonesia. Viral load quantification was performed on 243 anti-HCV positive patients' samples using both Xpert HCV VL and Roche HCV tests, followed by HCV genotyping by reverse hybridization. Strength of the relationship between the assays was measured by Pearson correlation coefficient, while level of agreement was analyzed by Deming regression and Bland-Altman plot analysis using log10-transformed viral load values. Quantifiable viral load was detec...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - May 17, 2021 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Meta Dewi Thedja Dhita Prabasari Wibowo Korri Elvanita El-Khobar Susan Irawati Ie None Turyadi Lyana Setiawan Ignatia Sinta Murti David Handojo Muljono Source Type: research

Randomized controlled trial on the promotion of sexual health using & #8220;self-care interventional package & #8221; in men who have sex with men
Conclusion: The self-care interventional package for the promotion of sexual health was effective in improving the sexual heath of the MSM population.
Source: Indian Journal of Community Medicine - May 29, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Anjali Sharma Karobi Das Sushma Kumari Saini Sandhya Ghai Sandeep Mittal Manmeet Kaur Source Type: research

Cytomegalovirus Infection Presenting as Severe Sepsis, Hepatitis, and Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia in an Immunocompetent Child in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
No abstract available
Source: The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal - October 19, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research