It’s Time to End the Global Burden of Viral Hepatitis
7-27-2021In the United States, we have an amazing opportunity to eliminate viral hepatitis -- a group of infectious diseases that cause short and long-term liver disease…
Hepatitis C
A Pathway to Success on HCV Treatment and Elimination
5-25-2021Hepatitis C virus (HCV) continues to cause high mortality, with the rate of HCV-related deaths among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) people more than …
Hepatitis Awareness Month: Recognizing HIV and Hepatitis C Coinfection
5-19-2021During the month of May, the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) HIV/AIDS Bureau (HAB) recognizes Hepatitis Awareness Month and Hepatitis Te…
Hepatitis Awareness Month Puts Focus on Integrating HIV and Viral Hepatitis Services
5-18-2021May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, an annual opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of vaccination for hepatitis A and hepatitis B, testing for hepatit…
Coordinating Hepatitis C and HIV Treatment in Primary Care: Health Centers Training Opportunity
4-23-2021Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV are overlapping epidemics with serious clinical implications for patients living with both. Health centers are poised to prevent…
OIDP Congratulates 2020 Nobel Laureates Who Discovered Hepatitis C Virus
10-7-2020The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to American researchers Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice and British-born scientist Michael Hought…
HHS Announces New Organ Transplant Guidance
6-29-2020Cross-posted from HHS NewsroomUpdate Improves Transplant Safety and Access to Lifesaving Organs[On Thursday, June 25, 2020], the U.S. Department of Health and H…
SAMHSA Authorizes Some CSAT Grantees to Use Funds for Self-Test Kits Amid Pandemic Response
6-10-2020The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) has authorized its Minority AIDS Initiati…
CDC Letter – May is Hepatitis Awareness Month
5-12-2020Note: Since hepatitis B and hepatitis C are common coinfections among people living with HIV and many partners across the country work to address both HIV and v…
President Trump Announces Remdesivir Authorized for Emergency COVID-19 Treatment, Discusses Ending HIV and Hepatitis C
5-5-2020On May 1, 2020, the President announced that the investigational antiviral drug remdesivir has been authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emer…