The experts agree. Improved results, shorter treatment durations, and, thus, superior tolerability, make sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) and simeprevir (Olysio) breakthrough agents in the fight against the ...

Combination therapy with peginterferon alfa and ribavirin now eliminates detectable hepatitis C virus (HCV) from the blood of more than half of patients with long-term infections. However, many of ...

Patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections that were treated with the novel protease inhibitor, boceprevir, had better virologic responses than patients treated with peginterferon and ribavirin ...

Among rural people with chronic HCV infection and a history of injection drug use, a mobile telemedicine-based intervention vs enhanced usual care improves treatment initiation and cure rates.

Direct-acting antiviral therapy has reduced the prevalence of hepatitis C viremia over time among adults with HIV infection in the United States. The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) has ...

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, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The risk for HCV infection in correctional settings is disproportionately higher than other settings. Scaling up ...

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) report in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis that the activity levels of the proteins involved in liver scarring, or cirrhosis, begin to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Simplifying the hepatitis C virus treatment process is essential to improving care among vulnerable populations, ...

Treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) earlier in kids was associated with better lifetime clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs compared with deferring treatment, a modeling study showed. Projected ...

As described in a recent JAMA Viewpoint, the proposed national HCV elimination program intends to engage underserved populations in need of HCV treatment by working closely with grassroots ...

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 ...