_ Hepatitis CMany Insurers Deny Coverage for Highly Effective Hep C Drugs By Jane Farrell articleDrugs that can cure chronic hepatitis C infection in approximately 95 percent of patients first became available in the U.S. … Read More→
_ Hepatitis CExpanding Hepatitis C Testing to All Adults Is Cost-Effective and Improves Outcomes By Sondra Forsyth articleAccording to a February 2018 study published online in Clinical Infectious Diseases, screening all adults for hepatitis C (HCV) is … Read More→
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_ Hepatitis CLiver Transplants for Hep C: A Surprising Finding By Sondra Forsyth articleAn international team of researchers was surprised to find that in some hepatitis C patients who receive liver transplants, genes that target the hepatitis C virus (HCV) as part of the innate immune system actually enable the patients to tolerate a foreign organ without taking immunosuppressant medication. The study was published in July 2014 in Science Translational Medicine.