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To engage injection drug users in HCV care, go to where they are

Author:
Megan Brooks
Publish date: April 14, 2022

Embedding HCV treatment within needle exchange programs gets more injection drug users treated and cured, trial...

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News

Postpartum HCV treatment rare in infected mothers with opioid use disorder

Author:
Diana Swift
Publish date: April 7, 2022

While HCV screening and diagnosis rates varied across states, postpartum follow-up rates were universally low.

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Quiz: HCV updated recommendations: Testing for active infection

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‘Excellent short-term outcomes’ seen in HCV+ liver transplants to HCV– recipients

Author:
Mark S. Lesney, PhD
Publish date: December 8, 2020

Liver transplantation using HCV-seropositive grafts to HCV-seronegative recipients resulted in “excellent short-...

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Combo DAA treatments may benefit patients with resistant HCV genotype 3

Author:
Mark S. Lesney, PhD
Publish date: November 23, 2020

A variety of combo drug treatments proved effective in treating HCV genotype 3 to achieve sustained virologic response.

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HCV screening risk factors in pregnant women need updating

Author:
Heidi Splete
Publish date: March 27, 2020

Large study of pregnant women highlights the potential value of universal screening for hepatitis C virus.

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News

Expert: Eliminating HCV ‘sounds ambitious, but I think it’s possible’

Author:
Doug Brunk
Publish date: March 1, 2020

An estimated one in three inmates in the United States has chronic HCV.

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Clinical Edge

‘Excellent short-term outcomes’ seen in HCV+ liver transplants to HCV– recipients

News

FDA approves weekly contraceptive patch Twirla

Author:
Megan Brooks
Publish date: February 19, 2020

The levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol contraceptive is contraindicated in obese women.

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HCV testing/awareness successful as part of HIV integrated care

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: November 6, 2019

HCV testing should be combined with HIV integrated care services among people who inject drugs.

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Rare mixed HCV genotypes found in men who have sex with men

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: October 22, 2019

Ultradeep sequencing found mixed HCV genotypes in a small percentage of newly infected HIV+ and HIV– men who...

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one kidney in red and blue

HCV+ kidney transplants: Similar outcomes to HCV- regardless of recipient serostatus

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: October 9, 2019

During the first quarter of 2019, 74% of HCV-viremic kidneys were transplanted into seronegative recipients....

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Direct-acting antiviral therapy boosts survival for infected HCC patients

Author:
Heidi Splete
Publish date: September 30, 2019

Adults with a history of hepatocellular carcinoma had a significantly reduced risk of death after treatment of HCV infections with DAAs.

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Patients with viral hepatitis are living longer, increasing risk of extrahepatic mortality

Author:
Will Pass
Publish date: September 4, 2019

In sharp contrast with the viral hepatitis findings, mortality rates among patients with ALD and NAFLD have increased.

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HCV coinfection adds to cardiovascular risk in HIV-infected patients

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: August 21, 2019

HCV and an accumulation of other viral/bacterial coinfections were associated with the risk of developing a CV...

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MD IQ

Quiz: HCV: Updated recommendations for HCV/HIV coinfection

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HCV-infected people who inject drugs also have substantial alcohol use

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: August 6, 2019

Moderate (21%) and heavy (38%) alcohol use was common in HCV-infected people who injected drugs.

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Spleen/liver stiffness ratio differentiates HCV, ALD

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: July 23, 2019

The SS/LS ratio is significantly higher in patients with HCV than in those with alcohol-related liver disease (ALD).

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News

Louisiana HCV program cuts costs – and hassles

Author:
Gregory Twachtman
Publish date: July 5, 2019

No prior authorization will be necessary for a specific combination of direct-acting antiviral agents starting July 15.

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MD IQ

Quiz: HCV: Updated recommendations for monitoring patients, Part 2

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Despite HCV cure, liver cancer-associated genetic changes persist

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: May 22, 2019

Liver tissue from HCV-infected with and without sustained virologic response found epigenetic and gene...

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An HCV-infected population showed gaps in HBV testing, vaccination, and care

Author:
Mark S. Lesney
Publish date: April 11, 2019

A cohort of HCV-infected patients showed a high prevalence of current or past HBV infection, but with gaps in...

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Clinical Edge

HCV screening risk factors in pregnant women need updating

Conference Coverage

HCV treatment with DAA regimens linked to reduced diabetes risk

Author:
Jim Kling
Publish date: March 8, 2019

Diabetes incidence was lower in hepatitis C patients treated with DAAs than in untreated patients.

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