Hepatitis C, a bloodborne virus that damages the liver, can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure and death if left untreated. Despite the availability of highly effective treatments, the ...

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Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more ...

A new $100 million pilot program launched by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offers state and community-based health care organizations the resources for prevention, testing, and ...

Norah Terrault, MD, MPH, will never forget the patient who slipped away. He was in late middle age and had lived with hepatitis C for several decades before undergoing treatment. Antiviral drugs ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Measurements taken for HCV cure at 4 weeks produced identical results for people who inject drugs as those taken ...

Coinfection of HIV and HCV leads to worse outcomes, necessitating effective HCV treatment in this population. Direct-acting antivirals show over 95% efficacy, yet HCV clearance rates in coinfected ...

As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through sharing ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers’ reimbursement rises to cover its high cost ...

A new study, coinciding with World Hepatitis day, has estimated for the first time the number of children born globally with hepatitis C virus. The research, led by researchers from the National ...