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HCV incidence is elevated in HIV-positive MSM
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Alcohol abuse untreated in HCV patients, including HIV coinfected
HCV patients with alcohol-use disorder often don’t get the treatment they need.
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Very few infants born to HCV-infected mothers receive testing
Despite increasing prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in pregnant women, infants exposed to the disease are screened at a very low rate.
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New drugs provide new options in HCC
PHILADELPHIA – “We are on the cusp where new compounds not only are being tested, but they are being approved.”
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DAAs open up organ donation from HCV patients
No sign of viral infection.
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Fibrosis-related genes are dysregulated in HCV-induced liver disease
Two major gene pathways exhibited high dysregulation in early fibrosis in HCV-induced liver disease.
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New point-of-care HCV assay shows promise for developing world
A new portable PoC molecular test for HCV has been developed for decentralized testing in low- and middle-income countries.
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NASH rapidly overtaking hepatitis C as cause of liver cancer
The analysis is based on National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network data.
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Baby boomers are the hepatitis C generation
Adults born before and after the boomers have much lower rates of hepatitis C–related hospitalizations.
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Eradicating HCV significantly improved liver stiffness in meta-analysis
Liver stiffness decreased after patients achieved sustained virologic response.
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Model validates use of HCV+ livers for transplant
A multi-institutional team of researchers has developed a mathematical model that shows when hepatitis C–positive-to-negative transplant may...
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Hep C screening falling short in neonatal abstinence syndrome infants
SAN DIEGO – Screening message needs to be broadcast.
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Study supports routine rapid HCV testing for at-risk youth
Routine finger-stick testing was the most cost-effective way to screen urban adolescents and young adults for hepatitis C virus infection.
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Biophysical properties of HCV evolve over course of infection
Density and infectivity in relation to lipoproteins can change with diet.
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FDA approves new treatment for adults with HCV
Results of two trials showed that 96%-97% of patients who received Vosevi had no virus detected in the blood 12 weeks after finishing treatment
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Liver cancer risk lower after sustained response to DAAs
DAAs may reduce prevalence of hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with hepatitis C.
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HCV/HIV-coinfected teens rapidly progress to advanced liver disease
MADRID – Nearly one-quarter of HCV/HIV-coinfected teens have advanced hepatic fibrosis by age 20.
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Few states fully back HCV prevention, treatment
Seven states have twice the national rate of hepatitis C incidence, but only three have comprehensive prevention laws and permissive treatment...
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HCV incidence in young women doubled from 2006 to 2014
The incidence of hepatitis C infection in reproductive-age women doubled from 2006 and 2014, while the number of acute cases increased more than...
