Study finds racial differences in cure rates for Hepatitis C

(Wiley) In a large ethnically diverse group of patients seen at a community-based Veterans Affairs practice, cure rates for chronic hepatitis C were lower for African American individuals relative to White individuals, even when patients were receiving optimal therapies. The findings are published in Pharmacology Research& Perspectives.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news