Canada is unlikely to meet the World Health Organization's (WHO's) target of eliminating the hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030, research suggested. The elimination targets for HCV include an 80% ...

The virus that causes hepatitis C (HCV) is a bloodborne pathogen. That means that being exposed to blood from a person who is infected can spread the infection. In fact, chronic hepatitis C is the ...

Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended a different combination of drugs, his insurer denied the initial request ...

To understand the role of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in progressive liver damage, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), it is helpful to review the virology and epidemiology of HCV as well ...

TRANSLATION: “IT IS EITHER US, OR HEPATITIS VIRUS C: (1) DON'T USE PERSONAL ITEMS THAT ARE NOT YOURS; (2) IT IS OK TO HAVE CONTACT WITH HCV PATIENTS; (3) PILLS ARE SAFER THAN INJECTIONS; (4) CONSULT ...

Direct-acting antiviral medication can cure hepatitis C, but it can’t prevent you from catching the virus again. Here’s how to avoid contracting it in the future. In the 1990s and early 2000s, the ...

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 ...