The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the United States, it is the most common blood-borne infection, impacting around 2.4 million Americans, or ...

Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...

focuses on hepatitis C virus (HCV)—which affects an estimated 58 million people worldwide—and its role in triggering a serious autoimmune disease called cryoglobulinemic vasculitis in up to 15 ...

The most common causes of cirrhosis in the United States include alcoholic liver disease and hepatitis C. Cirrhosis may also be caused by conditions other than hepatitis, including hemochromatosis (a ...

The real number is likely even higher because more than half of people who have hepatitis C don’t know it. The stigma around this disease is one reason many people avoid getting tested.

Researchers have uncovered how chronic hepatitis C infection leads to autoimmune disease, which opens new paths for treatments Scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research have ...

The Hepatitis C Trust calculates that if the number being treated each year rose to 20,000 patients, this would bring it the point where the disease could be eliminated.

Explore how the liver functions, common liver conditions, and tips to maintain liver health through lifestyle changes like ...