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Less than one third of infants born to mothers with the virus were screened for HCV.

People treated with direct-acting antivirals had a lower risk for liver failure and liver cancer as well as much lower mortality.

Researchers predict a 700% increase in type 2 diabetes in young people by 2060.

Among people with fatty liver disease, those with diabetes were more likely to advance by one fibrosis stage in less than six years.

Positive results announced by Madrigal Pharmaceuticals could potentially lead to the first drug approval for fatty liver disease.

Diabetes and a large waist circumference are predictors of liver fat accumulation and fibrosis.

The “Tu Salud Más Allá de COVID” (“Your Health Beyond COVID”) campaign wants Latinos to prioritize their health.

Getting enough sleep provides improves your mood, helps maintain a healthy weight and may boost your immune system.

Second- and third-generation individuals in Los Angeles had a 35% and 61% higher risk, respectively, than those born in Mexico.

Insurers should allow co-pay assistance to count as out-of-pocket spending, claims HHS lawsuit by HIV, hepatitis and diabetes advocates.

Latinos have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease compared with non-Hispanic white people.

Higher daily alcohol consumption was linked to greater risk for MAFLD.

Those with both conditions were more susceptible to brain changes such as those seen in Alzheimer’s disease.

These sugar substitutes were linked to higher risk for overall cancer, particularly breast cancer and obesity-related cancers.

The higher risk for women with longer periods does not appear to be related to obesity.

Type 2 diabetes is more common among Black Americans and Latinos. Diabetes Alert Day highlights the seriousness and risks.