The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.
A recent report has revealed that 1 in every 25 people in Pakistan is affected by Hepatitis C, with the virus infecting 4.05% of the total population.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has released its 2023 Annual Report on Hepatitis B, C, and D in the city. The ...
The criminal charges against Dr. Dipak Desai and nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman focused on the cases of seven patients infected with hepatitis C in 2007 that health officials linked to Desai’s ...
Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...
A recent analysis from the University of Missouri found that mid-Missourians coming into its emergency room for opioid ...
You can contract hepatitis C by blood-to-blood contact. Ways to avoid reinfection to the hepatitis C virus include avoiding sharing needles and using condoms or another barrier method during sex.
A team at the Timmins and District Hospital wants to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. The 'liver health team' was established last summer and has been carrying out testing, as well as treating people ...
The arrival of interferon-free, orally administered direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) in 2014 was a leap forward for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV), a disease responsible for some 700,000 deaths ...
Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...
Telegraph reveals Cabinet Office officials suggested inserting ‘gag clause’ in legal contracts to stop those affected talking ...
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 ...