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VIDEO: Will new HCV drugs’ costs kill health care budgets?

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 20:57

BOSTON – The estimated cost of treating all eligible U.S. hepatitis C patients with a new generation of high-priced medications may be breathtaking, but would the resulting savings over those cured...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Hepatitis C screening recommendations falling on deaf ears

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 20:43

BOSTON – The call to screen Baby Boomers for hepatitis C virus infections appears to have gone unheeded so far, results from a Chicago primary care clinic show. Screening increased by only 2% among...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Hepatitis C screening recommendations falling on deaf ears

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 20:43

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Most baby boomers didn’t know their hep C status

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 19:49

BOSTON– Almost two-thirds of baby boomers presenting to Alabama emergency departments were unaware of their hepatitis C virus status, despite having such high-risk factors as past intravenous drug...

Field of Interest: Geriatrics

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Most baby boomers didn’t know their hep C status

Posted on: 11/11/2014 - 19:49

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Drug combination successful in hepatitis C plus HIV

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 16:46

BOSTON – Treating hepatitis C with a combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir produced a sustained virologic response in 49 of 50 patients coinfected with genotype 1 hepatitis C and HIV...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Sofosbuvir-containing regimens dominate hepatitis C treatment

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 15:49

BOSTON – Since their approval in late 2013, the direct-acting antiviral agents sofosbuvir and simeprevir have taken over treatment of hepatitis C with real-world success that approximates clinical...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Achieving sustained response key to successful HCV treatment

Posted on: 10/11/2014 - 14:05

BOSTON – Risks for mortality, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver transplantations were significantly lower in patients with hepatitis C who achieved a sustained virologic response after treatment,...

Field of Interest: Gastroentero...

Type: News Item

Obesity, diabetes spur on group A strep infections

Posted on: 06/11/2014 - 18:50

PHILADELPHIA – Obesity and diabetes are independent risk factors for invasive group A Streptococcus infections, with the highest risk among those with diabetes and morbid obesity. The...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Apremilast succeeds against nail, scalp, palmoplantar psoriasis

Posted on: 03/11/2014 - 19:36

LAS VEGAS – A twice-daily 30-mg dose of apremilast significantly improved moderate to severe nail, scalp, and palmoplantar psoriasis, compared with placebo, based on data from 411 adults in the...

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

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