Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients with cirrhosis may be at risk of hepatic decompensation and death when treated with alpha interferons, including PEGASYS.
Moreover presence of insulin resistance and diabetes are risk factors for fibrosis progression and nonresponse to antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C (CHC).
1800 pages, 90 days of hearings, just one recommendation, that people who had blood transfusion in Scotland more than 24 years ago should be tested for hepatitis C.
Earlier today, October 5, 2020, Rice was informed that he had won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the virus that causes hepatitis C.
The British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologized on behalf of the government to thousands of people who were infected with hepatitis C and HIV as a result of receiving contaminated blood.
And if you're an adult who hasn't been screened for hepatitis C, consider talking to your doctor about testing options, as too many people don't realize they have it.