Further, the two samples that they missed were acute-phase sera, and subsequent samples from these same patients proved to be positive for what Chiron now called the hepatitis C virus. Michael ...

If you’ve been told you have the hepatitis C virus (HCV), you should know you’re not alone. A silent epidemic, chronic hepatitis C affects an estimated 2.4 million Americans, according to the ...

This categorization simply means that a blood test that was conducted during a regular check-up suggests something else is wrong. That isn’t a definitive diagnosis of hepatitis C, so your doctor will ...

Competing hepatitis C combination drugs from AbbVie and Gilead are now approved in the EU, as the companies aim to treat patients who cannot be cured with established regimens. AbbVie’s Maviret ...

The criminal charges against Dr. Dipak Desai and nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman focused on the cases of seven patients infected with hepatitis C in 2007 that health officials linked to Desai’s ...

Less than three years after Sovaldi’s launch, hepatitis C (hep C) treatment has been transformed, thanks to the drug and rapidly-evolving competition in the field. But only a small percentage of ...

Hepatitis A and B are the most common vaccine-preventable diseases for travelers; nevertheless, up to 50% of confirmed cases of hepatitis A and B in Europe are still acquired during travel. [1 ...