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Research Summary
Research Summary
10/18/2023

Jessica Ganga

Jessica Ganga
Researchers sought to find an association and prevalence of hepatitis C infection during pregnancy using data from 1998 to 2018.
10/18/2023
Podcast
Sri Banerjee, MD, PhD, MPH, MAS
Podcast
05/12/2023
In this podcast, Sri Banerjee, MD, PhD, MPH, MAS, discusses inflammatory biomarkers associated with disease progression of HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, including his team’s...
05/12/2023
Expert Q&A
Expert Q&A
02/27/2023
As the number of new hepatitis C virus infections continues to rise in the United States, rapid diagnosis and treatment of high-risk patients is more important than ever. In this Q&A, Benjamin Eckhardt, MD,...
02/27/2023

Interactive Features

Legal Pearl
Legal Pearl
02/16/2023
A 63-year-old man with hepatitis C, cirrhosis of the liver, end-stage liver disease, renal failure, and congestive heart failure, was brought to the hospital by ambulance for complaints of weakness in his...
02/16/2023
Treatment
Treatment
10/25/2021
In this "Test Your Knowledge" quiz, Daniel S Fierer, MD, asks you about a new patient with Hepatitis C, and her eligibility for a simplified treatment regimen.
10/25/2021
Health Outcomes
Health Outcomes
09/22/2021
A recent survey of individuals with hepatitis C who inject drugs aimed to highlight the nonclinical impacts of HCV treatment. Have your patients in this population experienced improvements in quality of...
09/22/2021
Treatment
Treatment
09/06/2021
A recent study highlighted the barriers to therapy for patients with HIV/HCV coinfection. Have you experienced barriers to your patients receiving HCV therapy? Voice your opinion via our latest poll!
09/06/2021
Screening
Screening
05/20/2021
Although hepatitis C cure rates are increasing, so are the incidence rates. Do you think screening all patients for hepatitis C virus is beneficial? Take our poll to voice your opinion.
05/20/2021

Clinical Insights

Expert Q&A
Expert Q&A
02/27/2023
As the number of new hepatitis C virus infections continues to rise in the United States, rapid diagnosis and treatment of high-risk patients is more important than ever. In this Q&A, Benjamin Eckhardt, MD,...
02/27/2023
Medication Prescribing
Medication Prescribing
01/02/2023
In this podcast, Paul Y. Kwo, MD, discusses his research investigating different strategies for treating chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), as well as why he believes the diagnosis of HVC and...
01/02/2023
Video
Video
12/15/2022
In this short video, Jordan Feld, MD, MPH, talks about his team's latest research on hepatitis C virus infections among patients taking pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV infection.
12/15/2022
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C
11/01/2022
In this podcast, Andrea Cox, MD, PhD, discusses her team’s recent randomized controlled trial that examined the effectiveness of a vaccine regimen for preventing chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
11/01/2022
Nephrology
Nephrology
10/10/2022
Ahmed A. Awan, MD, discusses when a specialist should treat a patient with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who is also a kidney transplant patient, and more.
10/10/2022