The World Health Organization (WHO) released landmark Consolidated guidance and implementation handbook on hepatitis B and C, to support countries to expand prevention, testing, treatment, ...

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that can spread through contact with an infected person’s blood. Transmission can occur when sharing drug needles, razors, and nail clippers. You can also contract the ...

This faster polymerase chain test (PCR) allows same-day diagnosis and prompt treatment for the people affected with liver disease. This expeditious assessment aims to prevent costly and ruinous ...

Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world and affects an estimated 51 million people globally. Though the viral infection is easily diagnosable and ...

Approval of Mavyret (glecaprevir and pibrentasvir) tablets has been expanded to eight-week treatment for treatment-naive patients aged 12 years and older with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes ...

Cirrhosis and HCC Increasing Among Hepatitis C Patients The incidence of cirrhosis and its related complications, such as hepatic decompensation and hepatocellular carcinoma, in hepatitis C-infected ...

The diagnosis of cirrhosis is an important aspect of managing patients with chronic hepatitis C, not least because cirrhosis dramatically increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. Although ...

When most people think about liver disease, they think about alcohol or hepatitis. What many don’t realize is that the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States today has nothing ...

Liver disease is any disease that directly affects your liver. Unlike acute liver failure, which happens suddenly, liver disease progresses slowly over time. Some types of liver disease, like ...

Ledipasvir-sofosbuvir (Harvoni) is an antiviral medication that attacks the hepatitis C virus. It's one of the most effective treatments for hep C. Hepatitis means inflamed liver. After 6 months, it’s ...

If you’ve heard of hepatitis C (hepa-what?!), you might think of actress Pamela Anderson, who was diagnosed with the disease in the early 2000s. Or maybe you associate it with people who have ...

Wellington Coppess, who is incarcerated at Santa Rita Prison in Tucson, was diagnosed with hepatitis C a decade ago, while in the Arizona prison system. He has yet to receive treatment, even though ...