Healio

Measurements for HCV cure could be done earlier among people who inject drugs

People with hepatitis C virus who inject drugs could be evaluated for cure approximately 2 months earlier than current ...

MAVIRET® receives Health Canada Approval for the Treatment of Acute Hepatitis C Virus

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced today that Health Canada has approved MAVIRET (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir tablets) for the treatment of acute and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in adults and ...
Medscape

In HCV, Starting Treatment Trumps Staging for Liver Fibrosis

When managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), initiating treatment of the infection promptly is more important than determining the severity of their liver disease with the customary staging ...
Healio

Point-of-diagnosis HCV treatment model yields 95% SVR at 12 weeks among marginalized group

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Medicine Buffalo

Telemedicine treatment for HCV more than twice as successful as off-site referral in those with opioid use disorder

People with opioid use disorder who have hepatitis C virus (HCV) were twice as likely to be successfully treated and cured from HCV if they received facilitated telemedicine treatment at their opioid ...
CNN

Drugs approved a decade ago can cure hepatitis C, but most infected Americans still can’t get them, study shows

For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study. These drugs, ...
clinicaladvisor.com

Managing Hepatitis C in Treatment-Naïve Patients With HIV Coinfection

Hepatitis C infection. Computer illustration showing liver and close-up view of hepatitis C viruses. Studies show that mortality, morbidity, and hepatic decompensation risks increase with coinfection ...
STAT

Addressing the dual epidemics of hepatitis C and opioid use

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...
Medscape

Bedside Initiation Boosts Postpartum HCV Treatment

Women who received postpartum direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) before hospital discharge were significantly more likely to complete their course of treatment than those who ...
Healthline

What to Do When Hep C Treatment Doesn’t Work

New medications called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have transformed the treatment of hepatitis C. Twelve weeks on one of these drugs cures the infection in 95 percent or more of people who take it ...
USA Today

Fewer than a third of insured Americans with hepatitis C receive timely treatment, CDC study shows

More than 95% of people infected with hepatitis C can be cured with a simple course of antivirals. But over 2 million adults in the U.S. are still living with the virus, and a new report by the ...