Hepatitis C
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World Hepatitis Day 2025: Doctor explains advanced treatment protocols for Hepatitis C
Health | Jul 28, 2025, 09:53 AM ISTHepatitis C, a disease that could only be treated if caught early, has seen a remarkable transformation in clinical care and management. Read on as an expert explains advanced treatment protocols for Hepatitis C.
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Hepatitis C continues to raise risk of death even after cure, finds study
Health | Aug 03, 2023, 06:25 PM ISTHepatitis C is a virus that can infect the liver which, if left untreated, can cause serious and potentially life-threatening liver damage over many years.
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Nobel Prize 2020 for medicine awarded to 3 scientists for discovering hepatitis C virus
World | Oct 05, 2020, 04:16 PM ISTAmericans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, a major source of liver disease that affects millions worldwide.
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Hepatitis C drugs may help fight COVID-19, supercomputer simulations suggest
Science | May 05, 2020, 02:11 PM ISTSeveral drugs approved for the treatment of hepatitis C viral infection have been identified as potential candidates against COVID-19 caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, according to a study based on extensive calculations using supercomputer simulations.
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Way forward to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030
Health | Jan 30, 2019, 12:59 PM ISTGlobally, it is estimated that 71 million individuals are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus, that attacks the liver and leads to inflammation.
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Increased opioid use causes HIV, Hepatitis C cases
Lifestyle | Oct 26, 2017, 11:25 AM ISTSharing of equipment used for injecting drug use was found as the substantial cause of disease burden and a contributor to blood-borne virus transmission.
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World Hepatitis Day: Hepatitis C is most common in Northern States of India, according to a SRL study
Lifestyle | Jul 28, 2017, 04:08 PM ISTHowever, Hepatitis E was the most common Hepatitis infection commonly diagnosed in India
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World Hepatitis Day 2017: 90% of pregnant women with Hepatitis C infection will pass the disease on their unborn
Lifestyle | Jul 28, 2017, 03:17 PM ISTThe study by Indian Society for Clinical Research suggests that around 12 million people in the country are affected by HCV
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Ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2017, Mylan Pharmaceutical launches tablets for Hepatitis C treatment
Lifestyle | Jul 27, 2017, 02:23 PM ISTAccording to the estimate, more than 70 million people in the world are suffering from Hepatitis C infection
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World Hepatitis Day 2017: 9 key facts about Hepatitis C your doctor wants you to know
Lifestyle | Jul 27, 2017, 01:38 PM IST28th July is observed as World Hepatitis Day to raise awareness about this silent killer, Hepatitis.
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New saliva test can make liver disease diagnosis easier and cheaper
Lifestyle | Jul 20, 2017, 06:13 PM ISTHepatitis E virus (HEV) causes live disease that affects nearly 20 million people around the world every year and consumes the lives of more than 56,000.
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Unsafe needle practices main cause of Hepatitis C, warn doctors
Lifestyle | Aug 01, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTNot making proper use of injections such as reusing it, incorrect disposal and poor sterilisation of syringes are increasingly contributing to Hepatitis-C Virus infection in India, claim doctors. This deadly disease, that does
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Afghan Taliban supremo Mullah Omar died of Hepatitis C, says son
World | Sep 14, 2015, 05:31 PM ISTPeshawar: Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the eldest son of late Mullah Omar, has revealed that his father died of Hepatitis C.In an audio tape released on Sunday night, authenticated by Afghan Taliban sources, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob
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Hepatitis can make males infertile!
Lifestyle | Jul 24, 2015, 03:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: These days when most of the couples living in metros suffer infertility. This piece of information might come handy for people who are longing to have a baby.According to the World Health Organization,
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Cipla to launch generic Hepatitis C drug 'Hepcvir' in India
Mar 25, 2015, 04:27 PM ISTDrug major Cipla today announced the launch of generic drug Sofosbuvir for treating chronic Hepatitis C under the brand name 'Hepcvir', in India."Following the non-exclusive licensing agreement signed with Gilead Sciences in September last year