Is there an objectively serious medical need for an individual with HCV?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bjerkhoel v. Scharffenberg, CASE NO. 1:16-cv-00507-MJS (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2016):
Plaintiff alleges he has HCV, which, if left untreated, may lead to severe liver damage, liver cancer, and heart disease. This amounts to an objectively serious medical need. Colwell, 763 F.3d at 1066; Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091, 1096 (9th Cir. 2006).
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