Patients visiting emergency departments in the Humber region will be tested for serious infections under a new initiative.

Humboldt County’s Public Health brach gave a presentation on a 13-year-old syringe exchange, overdose prevention and harm ...

Women who were prescribed direct-acting antivirals prior to hospital discharge were more likely to complete their regimens.

Hepatitis C, a bloodborne virus that damages the liver, can cause cirrhosis, liver cancer, liver failure and death if left ...

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 ...

Direct-acting antiviral medication can cure hepatitis C, but it can’t prevent you from catching the virus again. Here’s how to avoid contracting it in the future. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the ...

Discover a study showing that post-treatment AFP levels help predict hepatocellular carcinoma risk in chronic hepatitis C ...

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 ...

Screening for hepatitis C has been routine for pregnant women since 2020. But testing positive for the chronic liver infection often comes as a surprise, because the virus doesn’t usually cause ...

While Gilead Sciences previously ponied up hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve kickback allegations related to its HIV ...

In 2005, Nick Voyles was diagnosed with hepatitis C after being released from five years of incarceration. A nurse told him he had only six months to live. He was prescribed a drug cocktail, a ...

Medicare Part D helps cover the cost of medications for hepatitis C, while Part B covers outpatient care, and Part A covers hospitalization if complications arise. Preventive screenings for hepatitis ...