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Guideline Updated for Managing Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease

TUESDAY, Dec. 12, 2023 – The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline on prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of hepatitis C in chronic kidney...

Two-Week DAA Prophylaxis Prevents Hep C After Kidney Transplant

TUESDAY, Nov. 28, 2023 – Two-week direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prophylaxis prevents hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in individuals without HCV viremia who received kidney transplant (KT) from...

Direct-Acting Antivirals Still Underused in Hep C-Related Liver Cancer

TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 – Direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) remain underutilized in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according to a study presented at...

Hep C Testing Recommendations Developed for Perinatally Exposed Infants

THURSDAY, Nov. 2, 2023 – Recommendations have been developed for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing among perinatally exposed infants. The recommendations and report are published in the Nov. 3 issue...

Alcohol Use Not Tied to Sustained Virologic Response With Hepatitis C Treatment

FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 – Alcohol use is not associated with lower odds of sustained virologic response (SVR) among patients initiating direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for chronic hepatitis C...

Revaccination Suggested for Hep B Vaccine Nonresponders After Hep C Cure

MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 – Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who do not respond to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine should undergo revaccination after HCV treatment and eradication,...

People Infected With Hepatitis C May Need the Hepatitis B Shot

MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, because their immune response to the initial shot may be inadequate, a new study suggests....

Hepatitis C Virus Still Leading Cause of Hepatocellular Cancer in Men

THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 – The leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still hepatitis C virus (HCV) among men, but the rates of HCV-HCC have decreased since 2015, according to a study...

ACOG Guideline Addresses Hepatitis in Pregnancy

TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 – In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and published online Aug. 17 in Obstetrics & Gynecology, recommendations...

Mortality Rates High for People Successfully Treated for Hep C

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 – Mortality rates are high for people successfully treated for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the era of interferon-free direct-acting antivirals, according to a study published...

Prevalence of Hep C-Positive Pregnancies Increased From 1998 to 2018

TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 – From 1998 to 2018, there was an increase in the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive pregnancies, according to a study published online July 21 in JAMA Network...

Hepatitis C Rates Soar Among Pregnant Women

FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 – In the two decades since the opioid epidemic took off, the addiction crisis has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans. Now, new research points to another g...

Single-Visit Sample Collection Recommended for Hep C Testing

FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 – Use of strategies that require multiple visits to collect blood for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing should be discontinued and replaced by single-visit sample collection,...

Learn the Differences Between Hepatitis A, B, C, D & E

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 – Curious about what the differences are between hepatitis A, B, C, D and E? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Here, experts break down hepatitis infection by type to r...

Hepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 – Did you know the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there were nearly 68,000 new cases of acute hepatitis C in 2020 and over 107,000 newly...

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