More than 90 percent of people with chronic hepatitis C can be cured. Here are the steps that you and your doctor can take to treat the virus. If you’ve been diagnosed with hepatitis C — a viral ...

As Americans fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the epidemic caused by the hepatitis C virus also continues to rage, especially among marginalized communities. And while some barriers to accessing health ...

MAVIRET is the first and only oral eight-week pan-genotypic treatment option approved for people with acute or chronic ...

For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study. These drugs, ...

There’s a highly effective and often curative treatment for people with hepatitis C, but less than a third of insured patients get it within a year of diagnosis, according to a new study. The ...

These pills are easy-to-take oral antivirals with few side effects. They cure 95% of patients who take them. The treatments are also expensive, coming in at $20 to 25,000 dollars a course. A new ...

Hep C treatment challenges may include overcoming stigma, managing side effects, and coping with financial costs. But support is available. If you’ve received a hepatitis C diagnosis, it’s important ...

Harriet Callahan was caught completely by surprise. While visiting a doctor for arthritis a few years ago, a routine blood test revealed she had hepatitis C, one of the deadliest infectious diseases ...

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...

Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C, but insurance ...

Hepatitis C infection. Computer illustration showing liver and close-up view of hepatitis C viruses. Studies show that mortality, morbidity, and hepatic decompensation risks increase with coinfection ...