May 17th 2024
This week, irrigation water in Utah creates E coli outbreak, FDA issues CRL for HEPLISAV-B 4 dose regimen, living with C diff awareness, and more this week from Contagion.
Exploring the Link Between Steatosis Progression and HIV & HCV Infection
May 30th 2017Not much is known about how HIV mono-infection contributes to the development of hepatic steatosis, due to how difficult diagnosis of this condition used to be. Now, with the developement of noninvasive tools, it is easier to diagnose steatosis.
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Statins Protect Patients with HBV/HCV-Related Liver Cirrhosis from Developing Decompensation
May 2nd 2017A study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance research database investigated the efficacy of statin use on preventing the development of liver decompensation in patients with different cirrhosis etiologies.
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WHO Reports Global Burden of Viral Hepatitis Is Increasing
April 22nd 2017The World Health Organization just published the first ever Global Hepatitis Report, which notes that the viral hepatitis mortality rate is increasing worldwide, while deaths caused by HIV and tuberculosis continues to drop.
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Examining HCV Burden in EU and Measures to Eradicate it by 2030
April 17th 2017Researchers from the Center for Disease Analysis investigated the incidence of hepatitis C in the European Union (EU) and examined the measures that would be needed to achieve the World Health Organization’s ultimate goal of eradicating the disease by 2030.
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