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 Smoking threatens health gains from hepatitis C treatment, US researchers warn Keith Alcorn / 22 February 2018 People with hepatitis C in the United States are at least three times more likely to smoke than the general population but little is being done to help them stop ... 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 ... Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day halves the risk of dying for people with HIV/HCV co-infection Michael Carter / 03 October 2017 Drinking three or more cups of coffee a day halves the risk of death from any cause for people with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection, French investigators report in the ... HCV therapy with SVR reduces the risk of several non-liver-related diseases commonly seen in people with chronic HCV Michael Carter / 06 July 2017 The risk of several non-liver complications associated with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is reduced after interferon-based treatment that achieves a sustained virological response (SVR), investigators from the United ... Curing hepatitis C reduces the risk of diabetes & kidney failure in people with HIV/HCV co-infection Keith Alcorn / 01 February 2017 Curing hepatitis C infection substantially reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in people with HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection, but does not reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, ... Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir effective for people with hepatitis C and severe kidney disease Liz Highleyman / 22 December 2016 A two-drug pangenotypic regimen combining AbbVie's glecaprevir and pibrentasvir demonstrated a high sustained response rate for people with chronic hepatitis C who have severe kidney impairment, according to results from the EXPEDITION-4 study ... Curing hepatitis C may help reduce kidney disease progression Liz Highleyman / 20 December 2016 People who achieved sustained virological response to interferon-based hepatitis C treatment experienced significantly less decline in kidney function, especially if they had liver cirrhosis, according to study findings presented at the 2016 AASLD ... People with HCV attaining SVR continue to have increased mortality risk but this is due to alcohol and drug use Michael Carter / 03 October 2016 Mortality rates among people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who attain a sustained virological response after HCV treatment are approximately twice as high as those expected in the general population, Scottish investigators report ... 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 ... Diabetes is a risk factor for the development of liver cancer for people with cirrhosis successfully treated for HCV Michael Carter / 04 July 2016 Diabetes is a strong risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection who have received successful treatment for the infection, Swedish investigators report in Clinical Infectious Diseases. ... ← Prev1234Next → 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