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August 18, 2015August 19, 2015

FDA Approves Daklinza As New Treatment For Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 3 Infections

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s product Daklinza (daclatasvir) for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 infections. Daklinza is the first drug that has ... Read more

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015

Transplantation of Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys in Some Non-Infected Patients

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A recently published perspective paper in The New England Journal of Medicine argues for a new strategy to improve the current kidney transplant process and decrease organ shortage by suggesting ... Read more

August 4, 2015August 4, 2015

FDA Approves Once-Daily TECHNIVIE for HCV Genotype 4

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On July 2015, the US Food and Drug Administration granted final approval of AbbVie’s TECHNIVIE (ombitasvir, paritaprevir and ritonavir), a fixed-dose combination drug classified as a hepatitis C virus NS5A ... Read more

July 30, 2015July 31, 2015

Patients Co-Infected With HCV and HIV Receive More Effective Treatments

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Results from a recently released study show that HIV and Hepatitis-C virus (HCV) co-infected patients who had not previously been treated for hepatitis C, but received 12 weeks of treatment ... Read more

July 23, 2015July 23, 2015

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Publishes Clinical Results of Lonafarnib in Hepatitis Delta Virus

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Eiger BioPharmaceuticals Incorporated, a privately held biotechnology company focused on the research, development and commercialization of innovative therapies in viral hepatitis, recently announced their latest data on the first Phase 2a clinical ... Read more

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Tekmira to Change Name to Arbutus Biopharma, an HBV-Focused Company

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Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation has just revealed corporate plans to change its name to “Arbutus Biopharma Corporation”, shifting its focus to provide therapeutic solutions for chronic hepatitis B. This change will take ... Read more

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Associated With Several Conditions Including Liver Cancer

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A study published in the Journal of Hepatology revealed that intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is associated with later medical conditions including liver cancer. The study was led by researchers ... Read more

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

Hepatitis B Virus Patients Have a Higher Fibromyalgia Incidence

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A new study entitled “Fibromyalgia incidence among patients with hepatitis B infection” recently revealed that patients infected with the hepatitis B virus (HBV) have a higher incidence of fibromyalgia. The ... Read more

July 7, 2015July 7, 2015

Detained Children Forced to Receive Adult-Strength Hep A Vaccine in Dilley, Texas

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The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) together with the American Immigration Council (Council) recently discovered that healthcare workers at a detention center in Dilley, Texas administered adult-strength Hepatitis A vaccinations to about ... Read more

July 2, 2015July 2, 2015

Hepatitis C is Under-Reported to the CDC

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Health centers must report all cases of hepatitis C to federal officials, but a study suggests that all but one case of hepatitis C went unreported in Massachusetts in a ... Read more