Hepatitis
From the Journals
Hepatitis infection raises non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk in HIV patients
HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy who also have chronic coinfection with hepatitis B or C virus have an increased risk of...
From the Journals
Hepatitis Outlook: September 2016
A recent study suggested that hepatitis B virus–DNA testing should be considered routinely in monitoring drug-induced liver injury. Read about...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Harvoni shows safety, efficacy in adolescents for hepatitis C
One of the antiviral drug combinations that has revolutionized treatment of hepatitis C virus in adults has for the first time been shown safe and...
Article
Ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir, and dasabuvir in CKD patients with HCV
Twelve weeks of ombitasvir, paritaprevir, ritonavir, and dasabuvir (Viekira Pak) achieved sustained viral response in 90% of patients with...
From the Journals
Vitamin D deficiency linked to hepatitis B infection
More than half of hepatitis B patients were vitamin D deficient, and deficiency was associated with worse outcomes, in a Vietnamese study.
From the Journals
Direct-acting antivirals: One of several keys to HCV eradication by 2030
Elimination of the public health threat posed by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) might seem impossible to achieve by 2030, but researchers in Italy...
News
Investigational HCV drug combo yields high SVR12 rates in compensated cirrhosis
A once-daily regimen of two investigational, direct-acting anti-HCV agents, ABT-493 and ABT-530, was well tolerated and achieved sustained viral...
News
Simple interventions markedly improve hepatitis care
Several simple, inexpensive operational interventions substantially improve care for viral hepatitis.
News
Hepatitis Outlook: August 2016
A hepatitis C treatment scale-up strategy in Rhode Island could reduce liver-related deaths by 72.4% by 2030, according to a recent study. Read...
News
New ELISA better differentiates chronic, acute hepatitis E infection
Real-time PCR, the current standard for determining hepatitis E virus infection, is less effective than an anti-HEV-specific enzyme-linked...
News
Hepatitis B vaccine response suppressed by maternal antibodies
Maternal immunity to hepatitis B suppresses infant response to vaccination.