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VIDEO: Action needed to achieve ‘AIDS-free generation'
Martina Penazzato, MD, PhD, DTMH, MSc, reviewed the obstacles that stand in the way of an “AIDS-free generation” in her presentation on pediatric HIV during the International...
4 days ago - Healio
HCV drugs sofosbuvir, daclatasvir show promise as potential COVID-19 treatment
Using hepatitis C drugs sofosbuvir and daclatasvir in combination with standard care to treat patients with COVID-19 resulted in better 14-day recovery rates and a shorter...
5 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Survey: PCPs need greater hepatitis B vaccination awareness
Primary care physicians do not realize how low the rate of adult hepatitis B vaccination is in the United States, according to a small survey. Results of the survey, which were...
15 days ago - Healio
Decreased Incidence of Hepatic Artery Thrombosis in Pediatric Liver Transplantation Utilizing Technical Variant Grafts: Report of the Society of Pediatric Liver Transplantation Experience
To evaluate risk factors for hepatic artery thrombosis and examine the long-term outcomes of graft and patient survival following HAT in pediatric recipients of liver...
21 days ago - The Journal of Pediatrics - 3 articles
Balloon venoplasty as primary modality of treatment in children with Budd-Chiari syndrome
Budd-Chiari syndrome is a rare condition affecting children. It is characterized by occlusion of venous outflow from liver at the level of hepatic veins or inferior vena cava...
28 days ago - Journal of Pediatric Surgery - 2 articles
Severe Complications From Infectious Mononucleosis After Prolonged Steroid Therapy
Infectious mononucleosis is a disease common among adolescents in the United States. Frequently, symptoms include sore throat, malaise, fevers, lymphadenopathy, and abdominal...
1 month ago - Pediatric Emergency Care - 2 articles
Cost-effective drug found to prevent hepatitis C transmission in kidney transplantation
A short course of direct-acting anti-viral prophylaxis may be effective in preventing transmission of hepatitis C virus from kidney donors to recipients, according to study...
1 month ago - Healio
Treatment of Hepatitis C: A New Paradigm toward Viral Eradication
“This unprecedented efficacy has led to speculation that HCV infection might be eradicated even in the absence of a vaccine, but there are many impediments to global...
1 month ago - The Journal of Pediatrics
Improving Birth Dose Hepatitis B Vaccination Rates: A Quality Improvement Intervention
BACKGROUND: There are 43 000 new cases of hepatitis B virus infection and 1000 cases of perinatally acquired infection each year in the United States. National recommendations...
2 monthes ago - Hospital Pediatrics
Study can lead the way to new treatment methods for hepatitis C in infants
Only about five per cent of the babies born to mothers with hepatitis C are themselves infected by the disease.
2 monthes ago - News Medical - 4 articles
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