Hepatitis C is one of the most common viral infections in the United States. Without treatment, hepatitis C can lead to severe health issues. Epclusa was approved to treat chronic hepatitis C by the ...

When you’re diagnosed with any new illness, you have to learn how to manage treatment and keep yourself as healthy as possible. That’s definitely the case with hepatitis C, an infection of the liver ...

Driven by the ongoing opioid epidemic and the sharing of needles, hepatitis C cases have been rising in the United States over the last decade, with the highest infection rates among young adults, ...

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 ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 2 million people in the U.S. are infected with hepatitis C. The bloodborne illness attacks the liver and can lead to cancer or ...

THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Did you know the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there were nearly 68,000 new cases of acute hepatitis C in 2020 and over ...

Whether hepatitis resolves depends on the type and whether a person receives treatment. Hepatitis A usually resolves without medications, and while sometimes hepatitis B and C may last only a few ...

Hepatitis C is widely known by name, but far less understood in reality. It's a condition that can exist quietly in the body for years, causing little to no outward sign that anything is wrong, which ...

Millions of Americans are estimated to live with chronic hepatitis C. Incidents of new infections have more than doubled since 2013, and for decades, stigma has played an outsized role in determining ...

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The World Health Organization called Wednesday for a dramatic increase in screening and treatment of hepatitis C, saying higher demand would help drive down the cost of drugs for the disease. Most of ...

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 ...