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Hundreds of thousands of Americans infected with chronic hepatitis C virus could develop potentially life-threatening liver complications over the next few years, according to a new study. An additional 300,000 Americans could develop advanced liver disease from the virus by 2015
5 hours ago | Health Day News
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The CDC's proposal that all US baby boomers get a one-time test for the hepatitis C virus has already given a boost to drugmakers in the antiviral space. If the agency finalizes the draft guidance later this year, potentially impacting screening rates, current and future players stand to gain even more.
5 hours ago | Medical Marketing and Media
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The federal government Friday called for all baby boomers to be tested for hepatitis C, which kills more Americans each year than AIDS and is the leading reason for liver transplants.
20 May 2012 | Washington Post
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More advanced liver fibrosis, as diagnosed by 2 non-invasive biomarker tests, is associated with a higher risk of death for HIV positive women coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a report in the March 13, 2012, issue of AIDS.
11 April 2012 | HIVandHepatitis.com
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An analysis involving more than 30 million medical claims from a commercial insurance provider and from Medicare suggest that current recommendations for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing are not being followed. In fact, the adult demographic with the lowest incidence of HCV infection — young women — is the most likely to be tested, according to data presented here at the International Conference on Viral Hepatitis 2012.
03 April 2012 | Medscape (requires registration)
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Although hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a common and serious coinfection among people living with HIV, it often goes undiagnosed, even in a major U.S. city with multiple HIV care providers and a clinic dedicated to caring for people with both infections. This is the finding of a Miami cohort study reported Tuesday, March 6, at the 19th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle.
27 March 2012 | AIDSMeds
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This study suggests that liver cancer occurs earlier and is more extensive in some
co-infected people who are at high risk for liver cancer. If the French
findings are confirmed, increased medical monitoring of co-infected
people at high risk for liver cancer may be necessary.
11 January 2012 | CATIE
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Deaths related to hepatitis C have outpaced those due to
HIV/AIDS since 2007, researchers reported at the American Association for the
Study of Liver Diseases meeting earlier this month in San Francisco.
23 November 2011 | Bay Area Reporter
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FIB-4 could represent a relatively cheap and simple way of screening people with HBV, HCV and other risk factors for the possibility of liver cancer.
18 November 2011 | CATIE
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New Delhi, Oct 21 (IANS) With over 13 million cases of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in India, NGOs Friday urged the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) to include testing and treatment guidelines for the disease in its intervention targeted at HIV.
21 October 2011 | Yahoo News
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