New medications called direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have transformed the treatment of hepatitis C. Twelve weeks on one of these drugs cures the infection in 95 percent or more of people who take it ...

Ten years ago, safe and effective treatments for hepatitis C became available. These pills are easy-to-take oral antivirals with few side effects. They cure 95% of patients who take them. The ...

When news broke in 2014 that hepatitis C, a viral disease affecting the liver, could be cured thanks to a new class of direct-acting antiviral drugs, many began to wonder how soon it would be before ...