Hepatitis C News

BOSTON — In this video, Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE, spoke with Healio about interim results from a study investigating treatment of hepatitis c virus infection in pregnant people.

BOSTON — Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE, spoke with Healio about rapid testing options for hepatitis C virus to improve the cascade of care.

BOSTON — In this video, Tatyana Kushner, MD, MSCE, discusses the “significant focus” at The Liver Meeting on the elimination of hepatitis C virus.

BOSTON — In this video, John W. Ward, MD, discusses strategies to drive the elimination of hepatitis C virus, including commitment on a national scale.

BOSTON — In this video, John W. Ward, MD, discusses multiple presentations at The Liver Meeting that focused on testing and treatment for hepatitis C virus infection.

BOSTON — In this video, John W. Ward, MD, spoke with Healio about two presentations from The Liver Meeting that highlighted ways to overcome health disparities among patients with hepatitis C virus infection.

BOSTON — Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in low- and middle-income countries is key to global elimination efforts, according to an abstract presented at The Liver Meeting.

BOSTON — Patients with hepatitis C virus-related cirrhosis who achieve sustained virologic response remain at risk for cancer, as well as other non-liver-related events such as diabetes, according to an abstract presented at The Liver Meeting.

BOSTON — Researchers found “significant gaps” in follow-up testing and treatment among a cohort of pregnant individuals in Canada with a diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection, according to data presented at The Liver Meeting.

BOSTON — A treatment trial that recruited individuals chronically infected with hepatitis C virus and provided no-cost medical care helped reduce the proportion of viremic individuals in a rural Appalachian county, data showed.