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Coronavirus patients treated with a experimental hepatitis drug were FOUR times more likely to have cleared the infection within seven days, study finds Peginterferon-lambda is a man-made form of a naturally occurring protein that calls for immune cells to attack a virus and is mainly used to treat hepatitis Receptors for the drug are found … Read more
Three scientists – including one Briton – who discovered the hepatitis C virus have won the 2020 Nobel Prize for medicine. The winners of the coveted award are Michael Houghton, a virologist at the Li Ka Shing Centre for Health in Cambridge, and Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice. The Nobel committee said the trio’s finds … Read more
A drug used to treat hepatitis C is safe to use in coronavirus patients and could help them to recover, according to a study. The medication danoprevir, sold as Ganovo, was given to 11 people with ‘moderate’ COVID-19 infections, in combination with the HIV drug ritonavir. Scientists found it was safe and did not cause … Read more
People with hepatitis C may be able to donate their organs without the risk of the virus spreading, a study suggests. Currently, organs from patients with the infection can only be transferred to people who already have the virus to avoid it being passed on. But researchers have now discovered a way to clear recipients … Read more