WASHINGTON -- Liver cancer risk after hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure was significantly greater in patients with metabolic ...
WASHINGTON -- Assessing sustained virological response (SVR) to hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy at 4 weeks after treatment ...
Enanta Pharmaceuticals recorded a narrower loss as sales rose in its fiscal fourth quarter driven by higher sales of a hepatitis C virus treatment.
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 ...
Scientists have recently conducted a meta-analysis of over 150 research studies, and determined that infections with viruses ...
Your doctor may suggest your child get blood tests to diagnose hepatitis C. They're the same tests used in adults, but they're only done in kids over the age of 2: HCV-RNA testor qualitative HCV test.
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 ...
Hepatitis C can carry a stigma, which can make it even harder for already marginalized groups to be vocal about the virus. Hispanic Americans are also more likely to die from hepatitis C (but less ...
Hepatitis C is far more common than you might think. An estimated 2.4 million people in the United States are living with hepatitis C, according to the latest report from the U.S. Department of Health ...
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 ...
In this analysis of patients with newly diagnosed hepatitis C, linkage to care was largely successful in the 1945-1965 birth cohort, but treatment initiation remained low. Check out our website’s new ...
15 celebrities with hepatitis C including Natasha Lyonne, Greg Allman and more. Hepatitis C affects 2.4 million people in the United States and this includes celebrities, many of whom you probably ...