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- September 27, 2012 | New England Journal of Medicine
Hepatitis E
This article gives a comprehensive overview of hepatitis E, including its characteristics, clinical features and prevention options. The article suggests that hepatitis E is unlike any other human virus and outlines its threat to both developing and developed countries.
Read Article > - September 12, 2012 | San Francisco Chronicle
Hepatitis C drugs offer hope for cure
A number of scientific breakthroughs over the past few years, including a doubling of the amount of treatments for hepatitis C, have given doctors reason to be confident that the disease can eventually be cured.
Read Article > - September 05, 2012 | The Diane Rehm Show - NPR
New CDC Recommendations For Hepatitis C
Dr. John Ward, Director of the CDC’s Division of Viral Hepatitis, was interviewed about the agency’s recent recommendation that all U.S. baby boomers get a one-time test for hepatitis C. A healthcare provider, medical researcher and patient advocate, Martha Saly, were also included in this radio interview.
Listen to the Interview > - August 26, 2012 | New York Times
R. Palmer Beasley, Expert on Hepatitis B, Dies at 76
Dr. Beasley helped to shape the modern understanding of hepatitis. His research led to breakthroughs around the transmission of hepatitis B from mothers to infants during childbirth and confirmed of the role that hepatitis plays in liver cancer.
Read Article > - August 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Times
Hepatitis C test for baby boomers saves lives
An op-ed by the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable's Martha Saly about the life-saving importance of the CDC’s new guidelines for all baby boomers to be tested one time for hepatitis C.
Read Article > - August 20, 2012 | blog.AIDS.gov
Hepatitis Testing Saves Lives
Dr. Kevin Fenton, Director of the National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), talks about the importance of following the CDC’s recommendations on testing for hepatitis C.
Read Article > - August 16, 2012 | CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Recommendations for the Identification of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Among Persons Born During 1945–1965
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is an increasing cause of morbidity and mortality in the U.S. CDC estimates that persons born during 1945-1965 account for three fourths of all HCV infections in the country. This report presents CDC recommendations that augment previous recommendations for HCV testing and recommends one-time testing without prior ascertainment of HCV risk for persons born during 1945-1965.
Read full text > - August 16, 2012 | Annals of Internal Medicine
Hepatitis C Virus Testing of Persons Born During 1945 to 1965: Recommendations From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The article reviews the CDC's recommendation that all adults born during 1945-1965 should receive a one-time test for hepatitis C, and for those known to be infected with hepatitis C to receive alcohol screening and intervention as clinically indicated.
Read Article > - August 08, 2012 | Clinical Infectious Diseases
Hepatitis B and C Virus Infection Among 1.2 Million Persons With Access to Care: Factors Associated With Testing and Infection Prevalence
A new study looks at the prevalence of viral hepatitis testing and infection among U.S. adults with access to healthcare. Results from the study show that only a fraction of expected infections of viral hepatitis were identified.
Read Study > - July 27, 2012 | CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
World Hepatitis Day — July 28, 2012
World Hepatitis Day will be marked on July 28, 2012. The MMWR report notes the global impact of viral hepatitis.
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