According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, 50 million people have chronic hepatitis C, with around one million new infections happening every year. Marc Kennedy, MD, a specialist in ...
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother was diagnosed with hepatitis C two years ago. Our family hopes to destigmatize the condition and encourage others to get tested. What causes hepatitis C? How can it be ...
Mental health conditions are common among veterans and may play a larger role than previously recognized in raising liver ...
July 18, 2012 — Individuals who have chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infections, with detectable serum HCV RNA, have a significantly higher risk of dying from liver and non–liver related diseases compared ...
Blood-borne virus causes cirrhosis and liver cancer More than 70 million afflicted and 400,000 die each year Work allowed blood to be screened and treatment to be developed WHO leading drive to ...
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 ...
In 1989, Prof. Charles M. Rice, virology, undertook the project of developing a treatment for hepatitis C based on the vaccine that was successful in combating yellow fever. Despite similarities in ...
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