Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is curable. Hep C treatment is easier and shorter than ever before and the vast majority of those who took the newest medications were cured.
Hepatitis C is one of the most common types of viral hepatitis. Learn more about how you get hep C, the symptoms, how it's diagnosed, and the most common treatments.
Clinicians in just a few specialties have experience treating hep C, although in the future even general practitioners may treat the virus.
Learn what people with hep C should discuss with their healthcare provider when choosing a regimen of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medications.
Antiviral therapy for hepatitis C lowered the risk for cardiovascular disease, which is otherwise associated with the viral infection. Results from the meta-analysis study were published in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis. Chronic hepatitis C is linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease. But previous research has been unclear on whether antiviral therapy for hep C can lower this risk. Xin Su, MD, of Beijing Anzhen Hospital, and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis to determine the links b...
Worldwide, ∼170 million people are thought to be chronically infected with HCV. These patients can develop serious long-term complications. Therapy for hepatitis C has progressed rapidly in the pas...
Abstract 10.1002/hep.510260726.abs The natural history of untreated chronic hepatitis C is controversial, and direct knowledge of the long‐term clinical and economic outcomes of current α interfero...
Hepatitis B (HBV, Hep B) is a virus that spreads through infected blood or body secretions (blood, semen, vaginal discharge, breast milk, and saliva). Read about symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, vac...
Read about HCV infection, how it is transmitted, and cures for this liver disease. Hep C symptoms include yellow skin and eyes (jaundice), and abdominal pain.
Interferon-alpha therapy is of proven efficacy in chronic hepatitis C, but it is not universally effective and may be associated with intolerable side effects. Ribavirin is a nucleoside analog with...