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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ryan McDougall

Research finds those cured of hepatitis C more likely to die than general public

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People who have been cured of hepatitis C face a substantially greater risk of death compared with the general population, researchers at a Scottish university have found.

In the largest study of its kind, Glasgow Caledonian University found that those who have been successfully cleared of the disease were between three and 14 times more likely to die compared with those who have never had hep C, depending on the severity of liver disease caused by the illness.

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