Revaccination Suggested for Hep B Vaccine Nonresponders After Hep C Cure
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who do not respond to hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine should undergo revaccination after HCV treatment and eradication, according to a study published online July…
Learn MoreHepatitis A: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
When you hear about hepatitis A, you may think of tainted food and water, but this liver infection can also be spread from person to person.The American Liver Foundation estimates that 115,900 new cases of hepatitis A, B, and C occur annually in the U…
Learn MoreLas personas infectadas con Hepatitis C pueden necesitar la vacuna de la Hepatitis B
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) — Los pacientes con hepatitis C deberían considerar vacunarse nuevamente contra la hepatitis B, porque su respuesta inmune a la primera vacuna puede ser inadecuada, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Investi…
Learn MorePeople Infected With Hepatitis C May Need the Hepatitis B Shot
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, because their immune response to the initial shot may be inadequate, a new study suggests.Researchers at the University of Min…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Virus Still Leading Cause of Hepatocellular Cancer in Men
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is still hepatitis C virus (HCV) among men, but the rates of HCV-HCC have decreased since 2015, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in Clinical G…
Learn MoreACOG Guideline Addresses Hepatitis in Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and published online Aug. 17 in Obstetrics & Gynecology, recommendations are presented for hepatitis B and C …
Learn MoreMortality Rates High for People Successfully Treated for Hep C
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mortality rates are high for people successfully treated for hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the era of interferon-free direct-acting antivirals, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in The BMJ.Victoria H…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Rates Soar Among Pregnant Women
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) – In the two decades since the opioid epidemic took off, the addiction crisis has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans.Now, new research points to another grim outgrowth of the crisis on Americ…
Learn MoreSingle-Visit Sample Collection Recommended for Hep C Testing
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of strategies that require multiple visits to collect blood for hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing should be discontinued and replaced by single-visit sample collection, according to research published in th…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Treatments: A Comprehensive Guide
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Did you know the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there were nearly 68,000 new cases of acute hepatitis C in 2020 and over 107,000 newly reported cases of chronic hepatitis C?To …
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