Search Results for: Hepatitis

May 17, 2019May 17, 2019

Perceptions and self-reported competency related to testing, management and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among physicians prescribing opioid agonist treatment: The C-SCOPE study.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Jan 01, 2019 This study evaluated competency related to HCV testing, management and treatment among physicians practicing in clinics offering opioid agonist treatment (OAT). C-SCOPE is a study ... Read more

May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

Cost-effectiveness of integrating buprenorphine-naloxone treatment for opioid use disorder into clinical care for persons with HIV/hepatitis C co-infection who inject opioids.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: May 10, 2019 Untreated opioid use disorder (OUD) affects the care of HIV/HCV co-infected people who inject opioids. Despite active injection opioid use, there is evidence of increasing ... Read more

May 9, 2019May 9, 2019

Reactivation of Hepatitis B Virus With Immune-Escape Mutations After Ocrelizumab Treatment for Multiple Sclerosis.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

Publication date: Jan 01, 2019 Ocrelizumab is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) that is closely related to rituximab. We describe a case of hepatitis ... Read more

April 20, 2019April 20, 2019

Could Hepatitis B Vaccine Act as An Adjuvant to Lower Risk and Relapses of Cancer?

Melanoma Literature

Publication date: Apr 19, 2019 In this review article, we hypothesize that Hepatitis B Virus Vaccine (HBV-V) and certain antigens of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-could act as anticancer immunoadjuvants in ... Read more

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019

Hepatitis B vaccination and central demyelination – History, description and observed/expected analyses of 624 cases reported to the French pharmacovigilance over a 20-year period.

Multiple Sclerosis Literature

Publication date: Mar 06, 2019 Confidence in vaccines is essential for achieving targeted immunization coverage. The current skepticism about vaccine safety feeds on controversies such as the suspicion about a ... Read more

February 17, 2019February 17, 2019

A rare case of miliary tuberculosis accompanying perihepatitis.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Feb 12, 2019 Perihepatic capsulitis is associated with various diseases, such as Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, perforated cholecystitis, perforated hepatic abscess, and tuberculous peritonitis. Miliary tuberculosis is ... Read more

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

A Transitioning Epidemic: How The Opioid Crisis Is Driving The Rise In Hepatitis C.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Feb 01, 2019 The hepatitis C virus is responsible for more deaths in the United States than any other infectious disease, and hepatitis C infections have been rising ... Read more

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019

A Transitioning Epidemic: How The Opioid Crisis Is Driving The Rise In Hepatitis C.

Opioids Literature

Publication date: Feb 01, 2019 The hepatitis C virus is responsible for more deaths in the United States than any other infectious disease, and hepatitis C infections have been rising ... Read more

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019

Hepatitis C cases spiked after Oxycontin reformulated to deter opioid abuse

Opioids News

Publication date: Feb 05, 2019 New research finds one of the most successful moves to reduce the risk of prescription opioid abuse may have inadvertently led to a spike in ... Read more

January 30, 2019January 30, 2019

Screening for hepatitis B virus and tuberculosis infection in patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis recruiting for biologic therapy in China.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Jan 28, 2019 Biologics have greatly advanced the therapy of moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Screening for Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and tuberculosis (TB) infection is mandatory before biologic therapy to ... Read more