ALLMedicine™ Hepatitis C Center

Jul 1st, 2022 - The U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) has periodically published recommendations about reducing the risk for transmission of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) through solid organ transplantation (1-4). Updated guidance publi...

Jun 30th, 2022 - Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) have an increased risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease which may be due to inflammation and endothelial dysfunction caused by the chronic infection. In this prospective pilot study,, we assessed, f...

Jun 29th, 2022 - US hepatitis B mortality has been described nationally, but examination subnationally may identify differences in mortality rates and decedent characteristics, including birthplace. To examine characteristics of decedents with hepatitis B-listed d...

Jun 29th, 2022 - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is highly diverse and grouped into eight genotypes (gts). Infectious cell culture models are limited to a few subtypes and isolates, hampering the development of prophylactic vaccines. A consensus gt1b genome (termed GLT1) ...

Jun 29th, 2022 - Hepatitis C is one of the leading causes of liver disease in the world and despite extensive research, there is still no vaccine against it. Researchers have identified cell-based therapies as an alternative strategy in advanced liver disorders. T...

Aug 1st, 2021 - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease. Clinical care for patients with HCV-related liver disease has advanced considerably with developments in screening, diagnostic procedures to evaluate liver fibrosis and i...

Aug 1st, 2021 - The field of liver transplantation directly or indirectly embodies all liver diseases, in addition to specific ones related to organ rejection (cellular and humoral). The recommended non-invasive methods for determining the indication for liver tr...

Jun 12th, 2021 - In the United States, it is estimated that 1% to 4% of pregnant women are infected with hepatitis C virus, which carries approximately a 5% risk of transmission from mother to infant. Hepatitis C virus can be transmitted to the infant in utero or ...

Dec 15th, 2020 - This revised guideline provides updated information for the care of women with chronic viral infections who require intrauterine fetal diagnostic testing. Women with chronic viral infections who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy. Non-invasive s...

Sep 22nd, 2020 - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease, with approximately 71 million chronically infected individuals worldwide. Clinical care for patients with HCV-related liver disease has advanced considerably thanks to an...

Jun 24th, 2022 - We intend to enroll up to 350 subjects with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Subjects will be recruited from two sources: Phase I: treatment naive or experienced who have failed a prior treatment (including DAA-experienced) who are willi...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Background -NCI-Frederick scientists performing in vitro studies involving human specimens have a need for a reliable and consistent source of samples which protects the donor from research risks. Objective -The purpose of this protocol is to esta...

Jun 24th, 2022 - At initiation of this study in 1991, approximately 0.6% of U.S. blood donors were identified as having antibody to the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV). This represented 72,000 of the estimated 12 million annual U.S. blood donations. By investigating ...

Jun 24th, 2022 - Impact of Rapid ART Initiation on Retention in Care in the Southern US Specific Goals and Aims: The major goal for this study is to determine if rapid start of antiretroviral (ART) therapy increases retention in HIV medical care. The investigators...

Jun 24th, 2022 - The purpose of this study is to test 2 different methods for offering medications that treat HIV, cure Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) (if applicable) and treat substance use disorder (if desired) to people who inject drugs.

Jun 27th, 2022 - LONDON ― Around the world, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has driven an increase in deaths from liver cancer over the past decade, overtaking alcoholic liver disease, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, according to an analysis of the Global B...

Jun 23rd, 2022 - DENVER – Monoclonal antibodies, antivirals, immunomodulators, and pulmonary arterial vasodilators top the list of drugs that were most frequently implicated as causes of headaches in a federal side effect database that anyone can contribute to, ac.

Jun 23rd, 2022 - DENVER, Colorado — Monoclonal antibodies, antivirals, immunomodulators, and pulmonary arterial vasodilators top the list of drugs that were most frequently implicated as causes of headaches in a federal side effect database that anyone can contrib...

Jun 22nd, 2022 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Alcohol-associated liver disease is now the most common indication for liver transplant wait-listing among young American adults, researchers say. From 2003 to 2018, the diagnosis of alcoholic liver disease (ALD) as an ...

Jun 17th, 2022 - A 32-year-old woman had sex with a man she met while on vacation 6 weeks ago. She was intoxicated at the time and does not know much about the person. She recalls having engaged in vaginal intercourse without a condom. She does not have any sympto...