chronic liver disease

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016

Tailored Approach to Hepatitis C Cure Is More Cost-Effective, According to Study

Hepatitis C, News

Researchers at Loyola University Health System and Loyola University Chicago have determined that costs for hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment could be cut up to 50 percent if mathematical models are used to ... Read more

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015

Study Reveals Hepatitis C Lacks Equal Attention Than HIV/AIDS or Ebola Yet is More Prevalent

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

A new study on Hepatitis C virus in West Africa entitled “High Frequency of Active HCV Infection Among Seropositive Cases in West Africa and Evidence for Multiple Transmission Pathways” was ... Read more

February 9, 2015February 9, 2015

Chronic Hepatitis B/C Has Impact on Liver Cancer Genome

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

A new study on the impact of chronic hepatitis on liver cancer, and on the genetic diversity of liver cancer displaying biliary phenotype entitled “Whole-genome mutational landscape of liver cancers ... Read more

December 19, 2014December 19, 2014

Medical Experts Concerned Over Inefficient Liver Disease Prevention In UK

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

Medical experts in the United Kingdom are worried about the rising numbers of deaths caused by liver disease, the third cause of premature death in the UK, one of the worst rates in Europe. ... Read more

October 29, 2014October 29, 2014

Patient Population Eligible for Hepatitis C Treatment Limited by High Costs

Hepatitis C, News

Despite the hope generated by more efficacious, safer hepatitis C drugs within the past years, a number of patients with the chronic liver disease may not qualify for access to ... Read more