Search Results for: hepatitis C virus

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017

Graphene Sensor Device Under Development to Provide Low-Cost Diagnosis of Multiple Hepatitis Types

News

Researchers in the U.K. and China are collaborating on the development of a low-cost, noninvasive electronic sensor device to simultaneously test for three types of hepatitis. The technology uses graphene, ... Read more

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017

Patient-Centered Medical Home Care Approach Effective in Hepatitis C Treatment

Hepatitis C, News

Boston Medical Center eliminated the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 66 patients it treated with a comprehensive care program that included doctors, pharmacists, pharmacy techs and social workers, according to a study. ... Read more

May 11, 2017May 11, 2017

Hepatitis C Hijacks Signaling-Pathway Proteins to Survive, Grow in the Body, Study Reports

Hepatitis C, News

The hepatitis C virus hijacks proteins involved in key signaling pathways to help it survive and grow in the body, according to Australian researchers who identified the proteins. New treatments ... Read more

May 4, 2017May 4, 2017

Eiger Files New Drug Application for Lambda as Hepatitis D Therapy, Starts Clinical Trials

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis D, News

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals has filed an investigational new drug (IND) application with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Lambda (pegylated interferon lambda 1a) as a treatment for the hepatitis ... Read more

May 2, 2017May 2, 2017

Doctors Transplant Kidneys with Hepatitis C, Then Cure Recipients’ Infection

Hepatitis C, News

Ten clinical trial participants were cured of hepatitis C after receiving a kidney transplant from deceased donors who were infected with the virus, according to a study led by Penn Medicine ... Read more

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017

FDA Approves Sovaldi and Harvoni for Pediatric Hepatitis C Patients

Hepatitis C, News

Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) were recently added to the list of approved medications for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pediatric patients ages 12 to 17 by the ... Read more

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

New Study Investigates Link Between Viral Hepatitis and Parkinson’s Disease

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

A new study reported that both hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infections may be associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The study was published in the journal Neurology, the ... Read more

March 30, 2017March 30, 2017

Report Defines Plan to Prevent 90,000 Hepatitis B and C Deaths in US by 2030

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

With better strategies on prevention, screening, treatment, and creative financing for medications, the U.S. could eradicate hepatitis B and C as public health problems, preventing nearly 90,000 deaths by 2030, according ... Read more

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017

Gilead’s Harvoni Cured 97% of Hepatitis C Patients in Real-world Study

Hepatitis C, News

Prime Therapeutics recently announced that 97% of hepatitis C patients who were treated with Gilead’s Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) were cured of the virus in a new real-world study. The results obtained are similar to ... Read more

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

Baby Boomers at Risk of Hepatitis C Infection Aren’t Getting Tested, Despite Official Prodding

Hepatitis C, News

Despite official recommendations, most Americans born between 1945 and 1965 aren’t being tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV). That’s according to a new study, “Recent Hepatitis C Virus Testing Patterns Among Baby ... Read more