Hepatitis C (HCV) infects an estimated 150 million people worldwide. It has proven to be a major cause of concern for medical professionals since it can also lead…
Hepatitis C is an RNA flavivirus that infects 4 million people in the United States, making it the leading indicator for liver transplant in the US. It has…
Millions of people worldwide suffer from Hepatitis C. Viekira Pak and Harvoni are both prescription drugs used to treat Hepatitis C. Harvoni is a combination of two drugs:…
Infection-related deaths from hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a high prevention rate if patients have access to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatments. Relaxing the eligibility criteria by widening the…
The fiber scan machine is an amazing new technology which allows clinicians to measure not only the fibrosis of their patient’s liver, but the level of steatosis, or…
Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH, a physician at the Boston Medical Center and associate professor at the school of medicine and public health has done research on the comparative…
The Hepatitis C related cirrhosis is one of the most devastating chronic viral infections in the world. Now, a newly discovered gene called ‘PNPLA3’ may give clues to…
Today there are more highly effective treatments for patients with HIV. However, these patients can also have higher rates of hepatitis C infection. Even though the HIV is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Combined pegylated interferon and ribavirin are effective in treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 6 infection, researchers report in a January…
