As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through sharing ...
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) today announced that the European Commission approved MAVIRET® (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir), an oral pangenotypic direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for the treatment of acute ...
As obstacles to hepatitis C treatment uptake were removed, rates of hepatitis-related liver disease in marginalized groups plummeted, according to a new study in Baltimore, Maryland published in ...
A new Burnet Institute study finds that introducing a hepatitis C outreach and treatment program in Australian community pharmacies, particularly those offering opioid agonist therapy, could ...
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Hepatitis B treatment guidelines shift focus to viral load
Office worker Kim, 57 years old, was told during every health checkup that he was a hepatitis B carrier. Although the virus ...
Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...
Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended a different combination of drugs, his insurer denied the initial request ...
Ten years ago, safe and effective treatments for hepatitis C became available. These pills are easy-to-take oral antivirals with few side effects. They cure 95% of patients who take them. The ...
Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world and affects an estimated 51 million people globally. Though the viral infection is easily diagnosable and ...
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...
A 30-year-old woman presented with worsening jaundice, itching, and nausea and was admitted to the hospital. She had no fever, respiratory symptoms, or night sweats. Apart from polycystic ovaries, the ...
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