For years Kilbane says she suffered with headaches, nausea and debilitating fatigue as a result of hepatitis, but she was too ashamed and afraid to seek treatment. Plus, the treatments she was aware ...

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Countries are making measurable progress in combatting viral hepatitis, but the disease remains a major global health ...

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University have discovered that utilizing organs from donors who are hepatitis C ...

Figure 1. The direct-acting antiviral targets in the hepatitis C virus replication cycle. NS3/4A protease inhibitors target the NS3/4A protease enzyme which is needed for the virus to develop the ...

The World Health Organization reports alarming statistics on hepatitis B and C, calling for urgent action to combat the ...

Results of a phase IIIb study found the direct-acting antiviral combination of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir to be highly effective and well tolerated in adults with acute ...

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 ...

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects your liver, causing swelling and damage. Hepatitis C is transmitted through contact with the blood of a person who has hepatitis C — often through the use ...

Hepatitis affects 287 million globally, often undetected until severe liver damage, says the WHO. Early testing, awareness, ...

The risk of heart attack was about 30% higher with each decade of age as people with HIV got older. However, that risk increased 85% with each decade among people who also have untreated hepatitis C, ...