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IDWeek Most At-Risk Young People Are Not Tested for Hepatitis C Young people with opioid use disorder should be screened for hepatitis C, a study of more than 250,000 teens and young adults demonstrated.
Medscape Medical News, October 5, 2018
Tenofovir Beats Entecavir for Preventing Liver Cancer? An observational study reports that in patients with hepatitis B, tenofovir significantly lowers the risk for liver cancer compared with entecavir.
Medscape Medical News, October 2, 2018

In Utero Tenofovir Exposure May Not Affect Infant Bones
Reuters Health Information, August 14, 2018
Preop Antivirals May Curb Early Recurrence of HBV-Related HCC
Reuters Health Information, August 10, 2018
EULAR 2018 Vaccine Guidelines in the Works to Bolster Immunity
Medscape Medical News, June 19, 2018
Liver Cancer Doubled in High-Income Countries
Medscape Medical News, June 18, 2018

Hepatitis B Perspective

HCV: 6 Reasons in Favor of Antiviral Therapy During Pregnancy Dr Nancy Reau discusses factors that could potentially support the use of antiviral therapy during pregnancy to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus infection.
Medscape Gastroenterology, July 23, 2018
Which Vaccines Do Pregnant Women Need? New, All-in-One Resource ACOG provides a neatly packaged summary of vaccines for childbearing women to protect not only themselves, but their infants as well. Which vaccines are safe and which should be avoided?
Medscape Ob/Gyn, July 20, 2018

Treating Alcoholic Liver Diseases
Medscape Gastroenterology, July 16, 2018
Affluence and Liver Cancer: What's the Connection?
Medscape Internal Medicine, July 11, 2018
Hepatitis B Update: Vaccination and Follow-up
CDC Expert Commentary, June 4, 2018
Viral Hepatitis Overview Video
Osmosis, April 20, 2018

Journals

Eight Weeks of Antiviral Therapy for Recent HCV Infection
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, October 17, 2018
Risk Factors of HCC After HBsAg Seroclearance
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, October 9, 2018
A Pathway to Support GPs to Prescribe DAA Therapy for HCV
Journal of Viral Hepatitis, September 18, 2018
Vaccination Coverage Among Adolescents Aged 13-17 Years
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, September 17, 2018
Association Between PPIs and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, September 13, 2018

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