I don’t know what it is lately but, health news is all over the place.
It sure is a good thing we have Obamacare to take care of everyone (see Obamacare for refugees, here).
This is a bit of technical news about a study on Somalis from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN:
Objective
To study the frequencies of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and their associations with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in immigrant Somalis seen at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Conclusion
Both HBV and HCV occurred frequently in this sample of Somali immigrants. However, HCV was the major risk factor for HCC. Screening Somali immigrants for HCV infection may enhance the prevention, early detection, and optimal treatment of HCC.
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is liver cancer which I learned, here.
Hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) are also known as primary liver cancers, hepatic tumors, or hepatomas.
HCC develops in the liver and affects 20,000 to 25,000 people in the United States each year.
Conditions or diseases associated with HCC include:
Cirrhosis
Heavy and long-term use of alcohol
Chronic infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C