#direct-acting antivirals

However, older people were more likely to experience adverse events, especially if they used ribavirin.

Antiviral therapy reduced the need for hospitalization and emergency treatment for liver-related and other conditions.

Pickings for concurrent treatment are slim in Ending the HIV Epidemic rural communities.

A four-drug combination cured all individuals who had experienced prior treatment failure.

Pairing HCV testing and treatment eliminates the need to navigate the medical system.

Sofosbuvir-based regimens were well tolerated and cure rates were high in this population.

Hepatocellular carcinoma can still occur after hepatitis C is cured, and risk factors differ for people with and without cirrhosis.

The number of people treated for hepatitis C hit a low point during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pregnant people at highest risk for hepatitis C were white, American Indian or Alaska Natives and lived in the Northeast or Appalachia.

People treated for HCV were cured even without direct intervention from a specialist.

People with preexisting cognitive impairment saw greater improvement after successful treatment.

People who received a shortened course of antiviral therapy were less likely to be cured.

Timely testing and treatment could improve outcomes for young people who inject drugs.

Cirrhosis severity and CD4 cell counts were linked to a greater chance of developing liver cancer.

Louisiana saw a bump-up in HCV prescriptions after the alternate model was introduced.

People treated with direct-acting antivirals had better overall survival than those whose hepatitis C remained untreated.