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 ...

Congress should continue to make treatment affordability a pillar for patients, but it can't come at the cost of ignoring significant progress for life-threatening illnesses like hepatitis C (HCV).

Certain natural methods may help reduce the hepatitis B viral load. Making lifestyle changes, such as avoiding alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight, and eating a balanced diet, are just a few.

Today’s hepatitis C virus treatments are a game changer. Oral direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), which were introduced in 2011, are effective, work in a few weeks or months, and have no major side ...

Hepatitis C and opioid use disorder are both chronic but treatable conditions. Yet many Americans living with this deadly combination aren’t offered treatment. Imagine going to your doctor with strep ...

The direct-acting antiviral glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (Mavyret) was highly effective and well tolerated in adults with acute ...

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 ...

Treatment roadblocks in state Medicaid programs pose extremely large barriers to eliminating hepatitis C completely, experts say, because the lion's share of those infected have insurance through them ...

As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through sharing ...