Dear Dr. Gott: I'm a 74-year-old female and have recently contracted hepatitis C. I'm too old for interferon or a transplant. I'm itching all over and have tried cornstarch and all anti-itch creams.

It’s been called the silent epidemic. Hepatitis C is the most common chronic blood-borne viral infection in the United States with 4 million Americans infected. Because it can linger for decades with ...

STANFORD, Calif. Researchers at Stanford University have found a possible new way to combat hepatitis C, according to a report published online in the Aug. 31 issue of Nature Biotechnology. The ...