Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct ...

Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Experts estimate that about 2.4 million people in the United States are living with hepatitis C—but that figure could be ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two standard treatments for hepatitis C work equally well at knocking down the virus for most patients, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. The findings, from a 3,000-patient ...

For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study. These drugs, ...

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes.

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

In 2005, Nick Voyles was diagnosed with hepatitis C after being released from five years of incarceration. A nurse told him he had only six months to live. He was prescribed a drug cocktail, a ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed the fastest test yet for diagnosing hepatitis C virus (HCV). The highly ...

MINNEAPOLIS - There's a new group of drugs proving very effective in curing Hepatitis C and very quickly. Hepatitis C, transmitted through blood or bodily fluids, can sit undetected in the body for ...

W hen hepatitis C was first discovered in 1989, the virus was spread largely through blood transfusions, before the blood supply was regularly screened for the virus. Now, though, hepatitis C is ...

The cost of the new treatment, which equates to $300 over twelve week treatment period, represent a considerable reduction from the sums charged by the major global pharmaceutical companies for ...

Medical experts have warned Nigerians against relying on herbal remedies to treat hepatitis, stressing that local concoctions cannot cure the viral liver disease.According to them, using herbal ...