A drug that is already in clinical trials against hepatitis C virus can also prevent hepatitis E virus from replicating.

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 ...

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 ...

Screening for hepatitis C has been routine for pregnant women since 2020. But testing positive for the chronic liver infection often comes as a surprise, because the virus doesn’t usually cause ...

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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.

In 2005, Nick Voyles was diagnosed with hepatitis C after being released from five years of incarceration. A nurse told him he had only six months to live. He was prescribed a drug cocktail, a ...

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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 claim alleges the clinic failed to follow basic infection‑prevention protocols, including ensuring needles were properly sterilized.