Hepatitis C

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Undiagnosed Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Found Among Baby Boomers

Hepatitis C, News

Researchers at the University of Alabama School of Medicine recently published in the journal Hepatology that baby boomers have a higher prevalence of unrecognized chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. ... Read more

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

Aethlon’s Hemopurifier Protocol Successfully Tested in HCV First Patient

Hepatitis C, News

Aethlon Medical, Inc. has finished the successful dosing of the first chronic dialysis patient diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a clinical trial to evaluate its investigational Hemopurifier treatment protocol without any ... Read more

March 5, 2015March 6, 2015

Gilead Hands Over Sofosbuvir Distribution in India to Mylan

Hepatitis C, News

The Indian subsidiary of Mylan Inc. has signed an agreement with biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences to receive the rights as exclusive distributor in India of both Sovaldi and Harvoni — therapies designed to treat ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

Two Studies Show Encouraging Results in Treating Hepatitis C/HIV Co-Infected Patients

Hepatitis C, News

Two new studies published in JAMA focus on the need for interferon-free treatment to avoid potential toxicities in patients co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus 1 ... Read more

February 25, 2015February 25, 2015

Study Reveals HCV Screening Campaign’s Positive Results

Hepatitis C, News

Despite the fact that medically underserved populations usually lack access to both screening and treatment to hepatitis C virus (HCV), a recent project called Do One Thing, implemented in neighborhoods of ... Read more

February 24, 2015February 24, 2015

Recent Findings on Hepatitis C RNA Structure May Contribute to Discovery of New Treatments

Hepatitis C, News

A research team at Gilead Sciences recently determined the x-ray crystal structure of the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA polymerase while assembled with the other components of the RNA replication machinery, as ... Read more

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

Hepatitis C Video by Canadian Gastrointestinal Society to Foster Infection Awareness

Hepatitis C, News

In Canada, hepatitis C affects at least 350,000 individuals — some of whom are not even aware of their infection and continue transmitting the virus. To call attention to this ... Read more

February 19, 2015February 19, 2015

Liver Cirrhosis Found More Prevalent Than Previous Estimates

Hepatitis C, News

A recent study evaluated the incidence of cirrhosis in the general American population. The study entitled “The Epidemiology of Cirrhosis in the United States: A Population-based Study” was published in ... Read more

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

Study Reveals Hepatitis C Lacks Equal Attention Than HIV/AIDS or Ebola Yet is More Prevalent

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

A new study on Hepatitis C virus in West Africa entitled “High Frequency of Active HCV Infection Among Seropositive Cases in West Africa and Evidence for Multiple Transmission Pathways” was ... Read more

February 11, 2015February 13, 2015

AbbVie Reports Phase 3 Data on Ombitasvir-Paritaprevir-Ritonavir Therapy for Hepatitis C in Japan

Hepatitis C, News

AbbVie announced findings from a Phase 3 clinical trial (GIFT-I (M13-004)) for its new oral, ribavirin (RBV)-free antiviral treatment with a fixed-dose combination of paritaprevir/ritonavir (150/100 mg) with ombitasvir (25 mg), ... Read more