Hepatitis
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HCV Patient on Tacrolimus? Keep an Eye on RBCs
Recent case caused clinicians to reevaluate monitoring red blood cells when interpreting tacrolimus levels in patients with HCV.
Conference Coverage
How to choose between highly effective HBV therapies
The newest drug, tenofovir alafenamide, has the edge in its safety profile for treating chronic hepatitis B infection.
Article
Interferon-α Treatment and Depression
New research may highlight a correlation between a common HCV treatment and the development of mental health conditions.
Conference Coverage
Hep B therapy: Indefinite or FINITE for e-negative patients?
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Antiviral Treatment May Not Matter to Mother-Child HBV Transmission
Recent National Institutes of Health (NIH) research proves administering tenofovir disoproxil fumarate before and after pregnancy has little...
Original Research
Achieving Excellence in Hepatitis B Virus Care for Veterans in the VHA
Enhancing care of veterans infected with hepatitis B virus who are in VHA care includes providingclinical guidance, informatics tools, patient...
Conference Coverage
MicroRNAs flag liver damage in HIV-, HCV-infected persons
MicroRNAs are associated with elevated liver enzymes and fibrosis in HIV, HCV infection.
Original Research
Current State of Hepatitis C Care in the VA
Although the VA has been successful in screening, treating, and curing many veterans infected with hepatitis C virus, reaching young injection...
News
HIV+ dialysis patients: Differential survival by race compared with HIV/HCV coinfection
HIV infection, but not HIV/HCV coinfection, associated with differential dialysis survival according to race.
Original Research
Hepatitis A Virus Prevention and Vaccination Within and Outside the VHA in Light of Recent Outbreaks
Although widespread hepatitis A vaccination has dramatically decreased infection rates, a large proportion of VA patients in traditionally high-...
