The direct-acting antiviral glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (Mavyret) was highly effective and well tolerated in adults with acute ...

For decades, many Americans with hepatitis C have struggled to get tested or died waiting for a cure that remained inaccessibly expensive within the nation’s fractured health care system. President ...

HCV—can persist in the livers of those infected and even lead to liver disease or failure in extreme cases. It affects tens ...

Hepatitis A is a temporary liver infection caused by the hepatitis A virus. Symptoms include diarrhea, dark urine, fatigue, fever, nausea, vomiting, pain, and jaundice, yellowing of the eyes and skin.

Certain natural methods may help reduce the hepatitis B viral load. Making lifestyle changes, such as avoiding alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight, and eating a balanced diet, are just a few.

Viral hepatitis affects almost 400 million people and kills more than 1 million each year. The World Health Organization estimates that almost 90% of people living with hepatitis are unaware that they ...

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 ...

Geneva, March 30, 2023 – More than half of patients who suffer from chronic hepatitis B have the e antigen (HBeAg)-negative form of the disease. Even after many years of antiviral treatment with ...

If you’re diagnosed with a hepatitis C infection, you’ll need to take a few extra steps to make sure you receive the right treatment — at the right hands. Getting a hepatitis C diagnosis can take ...

After Steve Jimerson was diagnosed with hepatitis C in prison, his widow said, he was on the lookout for news of treatment advances. In 2013, Gilead Sciences introduced Sovaldi, the first of a new ...

Part of President Biden's budget focuses on attacking hepatitis C, a disease that's almost completely curable with drugs. Left untreated, it can lead to chronic illness and even death. But roughly 2.4 ...

The Connect to Cure program at the Damien Center helps people throughout the state of Indiana find care coordinators, testing, and finding treatment for Hepatitis C. What is the prevalence of ...