Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

2017 hepatitis A outbreaks tied to drug use, homelessness

(HealthDay)—Investigations of hepatitis A outbreaks in four states in 2017 suggested a shift toward increasing person-to-person transmission of hepatitis A, according to research published in the Nov. 2 issue of the U.S. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Only half newly reported HCV cases receiving follow-up test

(HealthDay)—The lack of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA test for approximately one-half of persons newly reported as HCV infected suggests that testing and reporting must improve to detect all persons with current infection, ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Hepatitis C increasing among pregnant women

Hepatitis C infections among pregnant women nearly doubled from 2009-2014, likely a consequence of the country's increasing opioid epidemic that is disproportionately affecting rural areas of states including Tennessee and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Non-specialists can expand hepatitis C treatment access

(HealthDay)—Non-specialists, including primary care providers (PCPs) and nurse practitioners (NPs), safely and effectively administer direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) to patients seen in federally ...

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