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WashU research suggests hepatitis C treatment may be safe while breastfeeding
Original: New WashU Medicine research supports consideration of HCV treatment during lactation
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report new findings supporting consideration of hepatitis C virus treatment during lactation. The work addresses a long-standing gap, since mothers with HCV have often been advised to delay therapy while breastfeeding due to limited safety data. Details of the study's methods and conclusions were not provided, but the message is that clinicians may now weigh antiviral treatment for nursing mothers rather than deferring it.
Why now: New academic guidance on treating hepatitis C during breastfeeding challenges long-standing clinical caution, prompting discussion among health professionals.
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