Tag: treatment

Curing Hepatitis C Reduces Strain on the Immune System of HIV Patients

Fighting two infections at once puts an extra-heavy burden on the immune system. In Australia for example, a number of older people with haemophilia live with both hepatitis C and …

A Single-Dose Cure for Hep B?

Hepatitis B remains a global public health problem, even in countries like Australia with universal childhood vaccination. For people who have been infected, and who now live with chronic hepatitis B, …

Tasmania to pilot national hepatitis C awareness campaign

The Australian Government is funding a new hepatitis C awareness campaign to be piloted in Tasmania, as part of national efforts to identify and treat people who may be living with the …

While We Wait for a Hepatitis B Cure – Screen More, Treat More, Treat Earlier

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) is notoriously hard to get rid of. The virus embeds its covalently closed circular DNA (the cccDNA) in the liver, integrating itself into the host …

In Our Library: Life after hepatitis C

Challenges threaten to undermine the individual and public health gains provided by long-awawited hep C cures.

How Machine Learning Can Help Discover Anti-Hepatitis C Drugs

Finding a single novel molecule for drug development can take years. Machine learning can help process billions of molecules in a day, and aid drug discovery against viral illnesses that …

High Hep C Cure Rate Among NSP Clients

Findings from the Australian Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) Survey 30-year National Data Report shows highly significant reductions in hepatitis C infections and high levels of treatment and cure among …

Cutting Out Hep B with ‘Molecular Scissors’

A genetic peculiarity that is sometimes found in biochemistry is ‘covalently closed circular DNA‘ (cccDNA), where the DNA molecule, instead of being a long, ribbon-like strand, becomes a closed loop. …

98.9%: The Hepatitis C Cure Rate with Current Direct-Acting Antivirals

When we at Hepatitis SA talk with members of the community about hepatitis C treatment, we usually point out that the current available cure works for more than 95% of …

Experimental Hep B Treatments: Good & Bad News

Two different experimental hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatments have shown very different results in their phase 2 trials in recent weeks. One, while initially promising, has failed to show high …

A Promising New Approach to Treating Potentially Deadly Liver Disease

An experimental new treatment is showing early promise in the fight against liver fibrosis – a serious condition that affects millions.

Transforming Hepatitis B Care: WHO Takes the Lead

Momentum is growing to simplify and expand treatment criteria so that more people with chronic hepatitis B will be treated.

Need to Act on Hepatitis D Now

The Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) has recently rejected an application for a new drug, bulevirtide, to be available at subsidised rates for treatment of hepatitis D, despite submissions from …

Turning the Tide of Hepatitis C Treatment in Machar Colony

In southern Pakistan’s Sindh province, on the edge of Karachi’s bustling fish harbour, sits an informal settlement where life is harsh.

Will Gene Editing Cure Hep B?

CRISPR technology is one of the most dramatic recent developments in biological science, an invention that–in very simple terms–basically allows researchers to cut and paste genes in DNA and RNA. …

WHO Releases New Hepatitis B Guidelines

New WHO hep B guidelines: simplified treatment criteria, improved hep D diagnosis, better access to prophylactic treatment for pregnant women.

Global Elimination: Low-Middle Income Countries Need New Financing Strategies

Direct-acting antivirals is the most effective weapon in the fight to eliminate hepatitis C, but access is very dependent on which country you're in.

Cash Rewards for Hep C Treatment

A study is exploring whether cash rewards would motivate people to start hepatitis C treatment, and if it does, what level of payment is needed.

Alcohol No Barrier to SVR

Research finds alcohol does not reduce chances of successful hepatitis C treatment.

Hepatitis C Drug Resistance

Direct-acting antiviral drugs (DAAs) to treat hepatitis C have proven to be a spectacular success, being able to cure more than 95% of people who have been living with the …

Waking to a New Life

Maureen Cook went from worrying about how long she had to live to planning for a whole new life. It only took her 23 years. “I only found out I …

Treatment Barriers for Rural Aboriginal South Australians

Hepatitis C infection in indigenous communities is increasing while rate decreases in the wider community.

It’s Your Right in SA

New hep C testing/treatment campaign’s successes The Eliminate Hepatitis C Australia Partnership (EC Australia) was created in 2018 to bring together researchers, scientists, government, health services and community organisations to …

Hepatitis A: Will Understanding its replication lead to a cure?

Understanding how a virus replicates inside the body is crucial for working out how it spreads, and how to stop it. A research team at the University of North Carolina …