#direct-acting antivirals

This is according to an analysis of nearly 5,000 Italians recently treated for the virus.

Do you wonder if the medicines and other substances you take interact with each other? For more about this, read Ask Hep.

Large European study finds that more than 1 in 10 people with HIV acquire HCV again.

The argument has always been that the risk of damage from ribavirin’s toxicity is offset by its antiviral qualities.

Cure rates are high, but some young people already have advanced liver damage by the time they’re treated.

A look at the risks and rewards of hepatitis C treatment.

A meta-analysis has helped clear up conflicting previous evidence regarding this association.

University of Washington School of Medicine specialist comments on study findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Analysis of nearly 34,000 people finds no serious adverse events associated with direct-acting antiviral therapy.

Scientists have firmly established an association between direct-acting antiviral treatment and a lower risk of liver cancer and death.

The VA has cured HCV in nearly 100,000 veterans, which will dramatically reduce the development of advanced liver disease and liver cancer.

Do you know the benefits of successful hepatitis C treatment, along the risks associated with not trying treatment?

The U.S. FDA approved hepatitis C treatment Mavyret for children from ages 12 to 17 with all genotypes.

The U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs announced they are “on track to eliminate the hepatitis C in all Veterans willing and able to be treated.

The VA has cured HCV in nearly 100,000 veterans, which will dramatically reduce the development of advanced liver disease and liver cancer.

Living with hepatitis C is risky.Untreated hep C increases risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer, and early death from all causes.