For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study. These drugs, ...

Antiviral treatments play a crucial role in the survival of patients with either hepatitis B or C and liver cancer, but researchers have found that antiviral therapy is “severely underutilized” even ...

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...

Chronic hepatitis D coinfection affects an estimated 12 million people globally, with higher prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries, especially the African and Western Pacific regions.

People who inject drugs have historically struggled to get treatment for the virus. Here’s how one physician has helped fight the stigma. When Lynn Taylor, MD, was in medical school, she studied under ...

Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended a different combination of drugs, his insurer denied the initial request ...

A person is sitting at a table and looking at pill bottles. Medicare Part D or MAPD plans should cover hepatitis C medications, but the exact covered drugs depend on the plan. Infused drugs and other ...

As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through sharing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA’s recent authorization of a rapid, point-of-care test to diagnose current hepatitis C virus infection is ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...

A case of a 45-year-old construction worker with a history of intravenous drug use, homelessness, and occasional alcohol and tobacco use.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A landmark inquiry investigating the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS is set to conclude on Monday. Between the ...