African American women with HIV/HCV less likely to die from liver disease
Thursday, November 1, 2012 - 10:30
in Health & Medicine
A new study shows that African American women coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) are less likely to die from liver disease than Caucasian or Hispanic women. Findings indicate that lower liver-related mortality in African American women was independent of other causes of death.