All the news Showing 10 of 10 articles.Get an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources 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 ... Hepatitis C cure leads to improved quality of life Liz Highleyman / 23 October 2017 People who were cured of hepatitis C with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) had sustained improvements in their health-related quality of life, including both physical and mental health measures, according to study ... Even low levels of alcohol consumption increase the risk of liver cancer for people with HCV infection with compensated cirrhosis Michael Carter / 05 September 2016 Low-to-moderate alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of liver cancer for people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with compensated cirrhosis, investigators from Belgium report in the Journal of Hepatology. Five-year incidence ... HCV infection associated with hardening of the coronary artery Keith Alcorn / 14 September 2015 Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with an important early warning sign of cardiovascular disease, investigators from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) report in the online edition of the Journal of ... Lifestyle changes can have big health benefits for overweight people with HCV Michael Carter / 07 October 2013 A low-fat or low-calorie diet combined with moderate physical activity has tangible health benefits for people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who are overweight, research published in Nutrition Journal shows. The study participants ... Support improves hepatitis C treatment completion and response rates among drug users Michael Carter / 02 January 2013 Hepatitis C treatment completion and response rates among injecting drug users are similar to those seen in general patient populations, the findings of a meta-analysis published in the online edition of Clinical Infectious ... Adherence to hepatitis C treatment: unravelling the complexities Rob Camp / 13 December 2012 Successful adherence to hepatitis C treatment may require physicians and care teams to address a wide range of factors, according to research from the United States and Germany presented at The Liver Meeting ... European guidelines on management of mental health for people with hepatitis C published Michael Carter / 16 October 2012 European investigators have developed a consensus statement on hepatitis C and mental health. Published in the online edition of the Journal of Hepatology, the wide-ranging document assesses evidence concerning the effect of hepatitis C ... ← First1Next → 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