All the news Showing 10 of 32 articles from: Living with HCVGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Higher kidney disease risk persists in people cured of hepatitis C Keith Alcorn / 19 July 2022 People with hepatitis C remain at higher risk of chronic kidney disease after clearing or being cured of hepatitis C and people with genotype 1 infection have a higher risk of kidney ... People with diabetes or heavy alcohol consumption at higher risk of severe fibrosis after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 18 May 2022 People with diabetes or high alcohol intake after hepatitis C cure are less likely to experience reductions in liver fibrosis after hepatitis C cure and remained at higher risk of severe liver ... People with diabetes or high alcohol consumption at higher risk of late hepatitis C diagnosis Keith Alcorn / 24 September 2021 People with diabetes and those with hazardous alcohol intake were significantly more likely to remain undiagnosed with hepatitis C and present with advanced fibrosis, a large number of people diagnosed with hepatitis ... Hepatitis C treatment reduces stroke and heart attack risk Keith Alcorn / 18 February 2021 Hepatitis C treatment reduces the risk of subsequent stroke or heart attack by between 25 and 35%, a meta-analysis of studies published in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis shows. People with hepatitis C ... Hepatitis C treatment reduces risk of diabetes Liz Highleyman / 18 March 2019 Treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with better glucose control and a lower likelihood of developing diabetes, according to a report at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI ... The incidence of diabetes, stroke and kidney disease falls after hepatitis C cure Keith Alcorn / 12 November 2018 The incidence of some of the most serious extrahepatic health problems caused by hepatitis C declines sharply after the infection is cured by antiviral treatment, a review of people treated for hepatitis ... Hepatitis C increases the risk of premature delivery for pregnant women with HIV Keith Alcorn / 08 November 2018 Co-infection with hepatitis C greatly increases the risk of pre-term delivery for pregnant women with HIV, Polish researchers reported last week at the International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection (HIV ... What support do people with liver cirrhosis and their families need? Keith Alcorn / 09 October 2018 People with liver cirrhosis and their families need more information about their condition and prognosis and greater access to palliative care, a systematic review of studies on the needs of people with cirrhosis ... Psychological relief is the most important benefit of a hepatitis C cure for patients Roger Pebody / 13 September 2018 When asked to describe what their hepatitis C cure meant to them, Australians who had recently completed treatment emphasised an improved sense of psychological wellbeing, according to a qualitative study recently published in ... Successful HCV therapy reduces the risk of diabetes Michael Carter / 22 March 2018 Successful hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by approximately a fifth, according to results of a large US study published in the Journal ... ← First123...4Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Transmission and prevention Diagnosis and monitoring Disease course and symptoms HCV and coinfections Living with HCV Treatment issues Side effects Therapies Liver transplants Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive