For a decade now, the world has had highly effective medications for hepatitis C infections. In the United States, they’ve mostly been sitting on the shelf, according to a new study. These drugs, ...

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 ...

As obstacles to hepatitis C treatment uptake were removed, rates of hepatitis-related liver disease in marginalized groups plummeted, according to a new study in Baltimore, Maryland published in ...

U ntil recently, most people diagnosed with hepatitis C were baby boomers, many of whom got the infection via a blood transfusion. As of 2024, hepatitis C is mostly spread via needles, syringes, and ...

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 ...

Dr. Céline Gounder, an internist, epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, is a CBS News medical contributor as well as senior fellow and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News.

Hepatitis C infection. Computer illustration showing liver and close-up view of hepatitis C viruses. Studies show that mortality, morbidity, and hepatic decompensation risks increase with coinfection ...

The Food and Drug Administration granted breakthrough therapy designation to a treatment regimen of two investigational drugs for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus who did not respond to ...

A 30-year-old woman presented with worsening jaundice, itching, and nausea and was admitted to the hospital. She had no fever, respiratory symptoms, or night sweats. Apart from polycystic ovaries, the ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...