If you’ve heard of hepatitis C (hepa-what?!), you might think of actress Pamela Anderson, who was diagnosed with the disease in the early 2000s. Or maybe you associate it with people who have ...

Of the 1.7 million people in the US diagnosed with hepatitis C between 2013 and 2022, only a third (34%) could be considered “cured”. That’s the result of a survey of data that concluded far too many ...

Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Experts estimate that about 2.4 million people in the United States are living with hepatitis C—but that figure could be ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 90 and in reasonably good health. I recently had blood tests that showed a spike in my liver levels. An evaluation showed that I had hepatitis C. I have had a very hard time ...

Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world and affects an estimated 51 million people globally. Though the viral infection is easily diagnosable and ...

(NAPSI)—Nearly 5 million Americans are infected with hepatitis C, but 75 percent of people with the disease don’t even know they have it because it is often symptomless for decades. Hepatitis C is a ...

For decades, many Americans with hepatitis C have struggled to get tested or died waiting for a cure that remained inaccessibly expensive within the nation’s fractured health care system. President ...

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 ...

People in Oregon are 2.7 times more likely than people who live in other U.S. states to die from hepatitis C, according to the CDC. The Oregon Health Authority said hepatitis C is the leading cause of ...