The direct-acting antiviral glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (Mavyret) was highly effective and well tolerated in adults with acute ...
HCV—can persist in the livers of those infected and even lead to liver disease or failure in extreme cases. It affects tens ...
Chronic hepatitis C infection has been linked to a higher risk of pancreatic cancer. Learn more about findings from a major ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
The opioid epidemic currently plaguing the country is being blamed for a dramatic increase in the number of pregnant women with hepatitis C. An estimated 3.5 million Americans live with hepatitis C, ...
Fifty-year-old Tapestry says it provides syringe access, overdose prevention, HIV and hepatitis C testing, and health care across Western Massachusetts.
The introduction of AbbVie’s hepatitis C drugs in 2014 forced Gilead’s hand in the fight for market dominance in hepatitis C.
A new scoring system using common clinical parameters accurately identifies chronic liver disease patients with a ...
The study provides strong evidence that chronic HCV infection increases the likelihood of developing PDAC, with certain ...