All the news Showing 10 of 15 articles from: Life after the cureGet an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources People cured of hepatitis C remain at higher risk of death due to liver- and drug-related causes Keith Alcorn / 24 June 2022 People who have been cured of hepatitis C remain at higher risk of dying from liver-related causes than the general population, but their risk of cardiovascular events goes down after being cured, ... 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 ... Weight gain after hepatitis C cure is common Keith Alcorn / 19 May 2020 Substantial weight gain is common after hepatitis C cure, an analysis of a large cohort shows, and around one in five people with normal body weight became overweight within two years, US ... 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 ... Fatty liver improves rapidly after hepatitis C cure Michael Carter / 18 June 2018 Liver stiffness and liver fat (steatosis) in people with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection both improve significantly after treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) resulting in sustained virological response (SVR), ... Do fatigue and quality of life improve after hepatitis C is cured? Keith Alcorn / 15 May 2018 Patient-reported outcomes such as fatigue, vitality and mental health improve substantially in the two years following hepatitis C cure for people with cirrhosis, but people with cirrhosis are less likely ... Does portal hypertension always improve after hepatitis C cure? Keith Alcorn / 10 May 2018 Although portal hypertension improves in the majority of people with hepatitis C and cirrhosis after hepatitis C is cured, not all people experience improvement, and oesophageal varices may continue to ... Curing hepatitis C reduces deaths and liver disease Keith Alcorn / 17 April 2018 Curing hepatitis C infection significantly reduces deaths from liver disease and reduces the incidence of decompensation, two large prospective studies from Italy and Scotland show. The findings were presented on ... Australian experience shows that use of DAAs can virtually eliminate HCV among prisoners Michael Carter / 19 March 2018 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be rapidly eliminated in prison populations with the use of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), results of an Australian study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests. ... Severe fibrosis improves in most people after hepatitis C cure but persists in a quarter Michael Carter / 18 February 2018 Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver fibrosis improves significantly in the majority of people with pre-treatment advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis after treatment resulting in a sustained virological response (SVR), Swedish investigators ... ← First12Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C 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