Thanks to the recent development of direct-acting antiviral medications, treatment of HCV has evolved significantly to be shorter in duration.
Tag Archive | "Hepatitis C"
Alcohol-Linked Disease Overtakes Hep C As Top Reason For Liver Transplant
Posted on 24 February 2019.
For years, conventional wisdom suggested that people with a heavy drinking past who did not have a period of sobriety under their belts would not be good candidates to receive a new liver.
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Calling All Baby Boomers: Get Tested For Hepatitis C
Posted on 04 August 2018.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 300 million people across the globe are unaware they’re living with viral hepatitis.
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Why boomers need a hepatitis C screening
Posted on 27 July 2016.
Baby boomers, adults born between 1945 and 1965, are five times more likely to have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV).
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Hepatitis C tied to risk of Parkinson’s
Posted on 30 December 2015.
Parkinson’s disease is considered the second most common degenerative brain disorder after Alzheimer’s disease. Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by a virus.
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Costly drugs that cure Hepatitis C worth the cost
Posted on 24 November 2015.
It is worthwhile to give patients expensive new drugs that can cure their hepatitis C much earlier than some insurers are now willing to pay for them.
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