Hepatitis C is widely known by name, but far less understood in reality. It's a condition that can exist quietly in the body for years, causing little to no outward sign that anything is wrong, which ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Liver stiffness assessment predicted liver-related complications and hepatocellular carcinoma ...

Use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment (without interferon) was shown to reduce liver and nonliver complications, as well as improve long-term overall survival among patients with chronic ...

Chronic hepatitis C, caused by the hepatitis C virus, can lead to severe complications such as liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. The advent of highly effective direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has ...

Even after chronic hepatitis C has been cured, portal hypertension remains the major factor driving the development of complications in advanced liver disease. Researchers have shown that the ...

While national efforts to eliminate hepatitis C have faced setbacks because of increased drug use, the impact of COVID-19 and insurance complications, there’s a bright spot: Some states are now making ...

Dr Gabriel Adakole, a public health expert, has advocated improved awareness and prompt treatment of Hepatitis C, to prevent severe health complications in the country. He also urged Nigerians not to ...

LONDON, United Kingdom — New guidelines for hepatitis C virus infection from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) were released here at ...

Hepatitis A and hepatitis B can be prevented with vaccines. CDC recommends all eligible gay and bisexual men get vaccinated ...

New medications called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have transformed the treatment of hepatitis C. Twelve weeks on one of these drugs cures the infection in 95 percent or more of people who take it ...

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic and progressive disease in which healthy liver cells are slowly replaced by scar tissue, severely impairing vital liver functions such as detoxification, hormone ...