Hepatitis C: Accurate prediction following non-invasive testing
Even after chronic hepatitis C has been cured, portal hypertension remains the major factor driving the development of complications in advanced liver disease. In cooperation...
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Liver cancer after Hepatitis C: new tool developed
Hepatitis C can now be effectively treated, thanks to modern drugs. However, despite having been cured, some patients can go on to develop liver cancer....
New Hepatitis C cases down by almost 70% in HIV positive men in London & Brighton
New cases of hepatitis C amongst HIV positive men in London and Brighton have fallen by nearly 70 per cent in recent years. An analysis...
Going to prison increases HIV transmission risk
If someone is already injecting illegal drugs, going to prison substantially increases the risk that they will acquire HIV or the hepatitis C virus (HCV),...
A spotlight on neglected hepatitis
On World Hepatitis Day, Dr Philippa Matthews, a Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Fellow, puts the spotlight on neglected viruses including hepatitis B and hepatitis C....
