HBV Spring 2020: State of the Research


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Why has finding a cure for hepatitis B infection been so challenging? What is it about this virus and its life cycle that makes it so different from curable HCV? In this issue, Dr. Marion Peters from the University of California San Francisco and Northwestern University explains the obstacles researchers face in their quest to tame this virus. 

Clinical Approaches to HBV Therapy

Volume 5, Issue 4.

In this podcast Daryl T. Y. Lau, MD, MSc, MPH from Harvard Medical School discussed how to evaluate and mange patients who do not meet treatment criteria, the management of chronic hepatitis B during pregnancy, and how to identify patients appropriate for tenofovir alafenamide (TAF) therapy.

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HBV: Addressing Current Gaps in Diagnosis and Linkage to Care

Volume 5, Issue 2.

Our guests authors are Mindie Nguyen, MD, MAS, from Associate Professor of Medicine at Stanford University, and Dr. Iris Liou, MD of the University of Washington.

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Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C: Screening and Management

Volume 4, Issue 14.

Drs Jordan Feld, MD, MPH and Joel Emery, HBSc, MD cover the important topic of Extrahepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis C: Screening and Management in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice.

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Emerging Therapeutic Approaches for Chronic Hepatitis B

Volume 4, Issue 12.

Our guest author is Chloe Thio, MD, Professor of Medicine, Divison of Infectious Diseases at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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New Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic HBV Infection

Volume 4, Issue 10.

Drs Kenneth Sherman, MD, PhD and Nadeem Anwar, MD cover the important topic of New Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Chronic HBV Infection in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice.

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Hepatitis C Treatment in the HIV Coinfected and Dialysis Populations

Volume 4, Issue 7.

Drs Paul Martin, MD and Kalyan Ram Bhamidimarri, MD cover the important topic of Hepatitis C Treatment in the HIV Coinfected and Dialysis Populations in the format of case-study scenarios for the clinical practice.

Dr. Tram T. Tran will cover issues related to Hepatitis B and Pregnancy

Volume 2, Issue 4-Hepatitis B and Pregnancy.

Dr. Tram T Tran, Medical Director of the Liver Transplantation Program at the Liver Disease and Transplant Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA will present patient case scenarios which: review current screening recommendations for hepatitis B, Assess strategies to reduce mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B, and review recommendations and vaccination of hepatitis B infected mothers.