Antiviral treatments play a crucial role in the survival of patients with either hepatitis B or C and liver cancer, but researchers have found that antiviral therapy is “severely underutilized” even ...

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 ...

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 ...

People who inject drugs have historically struggled to get treatment for the virus. Here’s how one physician has helped fight the stigma. When Lynn Taylor, MD, was in medical school, she studied under ...

Ten years ago, in 2013, two very effective treatments for the serious liver disease Hepatitis C, also called HCV, were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drugs sofosbuvir and ...

China has approved the world's first domestically developed drug designed to achieve a functional cure for hepatitis B, ...

Medicare Part D or MAPD plans should cover hepatitis C medications, but the exact covered drugs depend on the plan. Infused drugs and other treatments are covered by Original Medicare (parts A and B) ...

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 ...

MOST people who have hepatitis don’t feel sick at all. And now, experts have warned tens of thousands of Brits are carrying ...

Despite growing awareness, many people still hold misconceptions about how hepatitis is transmitted and its effects. These ...

Alcoholic hepatitis treatment involves managing liver inflammation caused by excessive alcohol intake. Key approaches include immediate alcohol cessation, nutritional support, corticosteroid therapy, ...