Overcoming Addiction and Curing Hepatitis C

Although the state’s response has been criticized, health officials say they’re finally making progress.

Fecal microbiota transplantation can help reverse brain impairment in people with liver failure.

Given to those with polycystic kidney and liver diseases, the injectable drug reduced the volume of swollen livers.

HCV-related mortality in the country fell by more than 16 percent over the past two years.

Among HIV-positive people, mortality related to hepatitis B and C is falling but deaths due to NAFLD are rising.

People who took Viread were about two thirds less likely to develop HCC, but this could be related to other factors as well.

Among study participants, having such a rare genetic disease was associated with numerous health attacks.

Among those with primary biliary cholangitis, the investigational drug reduced alkaline phosphatase levels.

The film, which is airing on PBS’s Independent Lens, explores the challenges of rural health care.