Canada should screen baby boomers for hepatitis C

Canada should begin screening baby boomers for hepatitis C (HCV), a curable disease that is usually asymptomatic until liver damage is severe, argue several liver specialists in an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). "Unlike most chronic viral infections, HCV infection is curable," write Drs. Hemant Shah, Jenny Heathcote and Jordon Feld from the Toronto Centre for Liver Disease, University Health Network, Toronto, Ont. "Successful treatment leads to viral eradication, halting the progression of liver disease and decreasing all-cause mortality... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..