New drug combo effects 97 Percent cure rate in Hepatitis C Anjali Nimesh Nimesh18 April 2018 7:20 PM ISTOver 71 million people suffer from hepatitis worldwide which is responsible for causing 400,000 deaths in a year. World Health Organization aims to...
EASL's 2018 Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli20 April 2018 7:02 PM ISTHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease, with approximately 71 million chronically infected individuals...
Screen all people born 1945-1975 for Hepatitis C- New guideline Vinay Singh singh4 Jun 2018 7:05 PM ISTAll people born between 1945 and 1975 to be screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a key recommendation in a new Canadian guideline...
Hepatitis-Infected Kidneys a Safe Option for Transplant: Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Aug 2018 7:28 PM ISTKidneys from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected donors may be a valuable resource for kidney transplants, finds a new study published in the Annals of...
Is near zero risk blood possible? by Dr R.N. Makroo Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 Sept 2018 7:04 PM ISTA blood transfusion service has become an integral part of modern medical practice. Most transfusions save lives, but they can also put a patient at...
Universally screen pregnant women for Hepatitis C : AASLD study Vinay Singh singh26 Nov 2018 7:30 PM ISTUniversal screening of pregnant women at risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is more efficient and cost-effective than risk-based screening,...
Researchers identify new strains of hepatitis C in Africa Hina Zahid19 Dec 2018 7:10 PM ISTResearchers at Wellcome Sanger Institute, the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and collaborators have identified three new strains...
FDA approves first ever Hepatitis C treatment for pediatric patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli30 April 2019 7:22 PM ISTFDA approves first ever Hepatitis C treatment for pediatric patients.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Mavyret (glecaprevir and...
FDA warning: Hepatitis C drugs causing rare liver injury in patients with liver disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal29 Aug 2019 7:15 PM ISTSome drugs used for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) may cause serious liver injury or failure in some patients with advanced liver disease,...
FDA approves new treatment for hepatitis C virus and compensated cirrhosis Medha Baranwal Baranwal26 Sept 2019 7:05 PM ISTUSA: Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) tablets have received FDA's approval for an eight-week duration for the treatment of adults and children...
