Hepatitis C News

I had veterinary virologists as parents. My dad studied and worked on rabies for his PhD, and my mother was a pioneer in India on buffalopox virus, which is very closely related to cowpox and smallpox, also earning her PhD.

I know people in this field often say that they wanted to work in infectious diseases ever since they were an embryo or a small child. But that was really the case with me.

Hepatocellular carcinoma rates among people with HIV increased significantly from 1996 to 2015, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Almost half of the recommendations graded as “strong” in 17 current Infectious Diseases Society of America clinical practice guidelines are based on lower-quality evidence, an analysis found.

I chose a career in infectious diseases during my residency in Detroit.

A positive STI test may indicate a higher risk for hepatitis C virus reinfection among patients with HIV being treated with direct-acting antivirals, study findings published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases suggest.

I was always interested in infectious diseases, owing to the vast breadth of the field.

Hepatitis C testing uptake was high and treatment outcomes were good among patients seen at a homeless outreach service in a primary care center in London, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

Patients with hepatitis C who had regular follow-up and those who had delayed follow-up after treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents achieved similar sustained virologic response, according to study results presented at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.

Nearly two-thirds of patients with chronic hepatitis C infection identified via risk-based screening in the ED attended a first appointment with a provider, researchers reported at The Liver Meeting Digital Experience.