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

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) announced today that Health Canada has approved MAVIRET (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir tablets) for the treatment of acute and chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in adults and ...

Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus, called HCV. Most often, it spreads when you come in contact with blood from an infected person. Hepatitis C can cause serious problems ...

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 ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use ...

When you have hepatitis C, worries about diabetes might not be the first things that jump to mind. But the two conditions are tied much more closely than you may think. For starters, hepatitis C makes ...

Australia's goal of removing hepatitis C from the population is under threat. It is estimated 70,000 Australians have the virus but many of them do not know it. Hepatitis C crept up slowly on Dennis ...

TRANSLATION: “IT IS EITHER US, OR HEPATITIS VIRUS C: (1) DON'T USE PERSONAL ITEMS THAT ARE NOT YOURS; (2) IT IS OK TO HAVE CONTACT WITH HCV PATIENTS; (3) PILLS ARE SAFER THAN INJECTIONS; (4) CONSULT ...

Brad Sims, 67, lived with chronic hepatitis C until, two years after a liver transplant in 1991, he went through a multi-week specialized treatment covered by his insurance. Now, he is considered ...

Federal health officials upended the immunization schedule for American children this week. These are the diseases affected.