A longitudinal cohort study of persons with a history of injection drug use has found that more people who inject drugs (PWID) are receiving Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment, which is associated with significant reductions ...
Jul 11, 2022
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There has been substantial progress in the proportion of pregnant persons screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, but the testing rates are still low, according to an article published online June 9 in Obstetrics ...
Jun 21, 2022
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) positivity is associated with development of schizophrenia, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience.
Feb 24, 2022
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a genetically highly variable virus that mutates extensively. An effective vaccine would therefore need to evoke broadly neutralizing antibodies that not only neutralize one HCV strain, but ...
Jan 31, 2022
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can lead to long-term health problems including liver damage, liver failure, cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. These outcomes are especially dangerous for pregnant people and their ...
Oct 29, 2021
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Pakistan has one of the highest rates of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the world, accounting for over ten percent of global HCV infections. A new modeling study led by the University of Bristol, UK, suggests that achieving ...
Oct 22, 2021
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The development of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents revolutionized treatment for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 2013, changing the disease from one that can be controlled to one that can be cured. But with a list price ...
Sep 6, 2021
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(HealthDay)—The COVID-19 pandemic reduced routine hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing and treatment, according to a study published online May 10 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
May 18, 2021
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New research from Boston Medical Center finds that the COVID-19 emergency systemic changes made to decrease in-person visits during the pandemic have led to a decrease in hospital-wide Hepatitis C (HCV) testing by 50 percent, ...
Dec 4, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Less than one-third of infants born to mothers with hepatitis C virus infection (HCV+) receive appropriate HCV follow-up testing, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the ...
Nov 25, 2020
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