Use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment (without interferon) was shown to reduce liver and nonliver complications, as well as improve long-term overall survival among patients with chronic ...

End stage hepatitis C occurs when the infection has progressed to such a degree that it has damaged the liver irreversibly. Symptoms at this stage may include jaundice and abdominal swelling.

People of color experience higher rates of the hepatitis C virus compared with white people. This is due to factors like lack of access to treatment and exclusion from clinical trials. However, the ...

A condition where inflammation and damage occur in liver cellsHepatitis is a pathological condition in which the liver ...

LONDON, United Kingdom — New guidelines for hepatitis C virus infection from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) were released here at ...

Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have discovered a set of genes that can predict how viral hepatitis may progress in the body. They call this network of genes the ...

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 ...

Health care spending avoided by increased hepatitis C treatment could more than offset direct spending on increased treatment, according to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). A ...

Personal doctors have a key role to play in the early detection of hepatitis B and C, Health Minister Neophytos Charalambides ...