Late hepatitis C virus infection diagnosis points to a need for earlier screening and treatment before the onset of severe liver disease leading to high cost and diminished outcomes. Objectives: ...

Bonnie Brunson will never forget how she felt when she got the diagnosis. Devastated, of course. But also bewildered and ashamed. “This was a disease … for those who injected drugs or had multiple sex ...

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more ...

More than 90 percent of people with chronic hepatitis C can be cured. Here are the steps that you and your doctor can take to treat the virus. If you’ve been diagnosed with hepatitis C — a viral ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects approximately 3% of the world’s population and has a significant impact on morbidity and mortality. Unfortunately, there is currently a lack of knowledge and awareness ...

A study with people who inject drugs evaluated a minimally invasive test based on dried blood spots (DBS) for the monitoring of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The use of DBS samples for HCV RNA ...

A hepatitis C diagnosis often comes with more than just infection. There can be a mental toll, too. When you have it, you may fear what others think of you, or you may deal with negative reactions to ...

If someone you care about has been diagnosed with hepatitis C, you might not know what to say or how to help them. Taking time to ask your loved one how they’re feeling is a good place to start. Here ...